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Fremont Peak
Doyle Peak and Fremont Peak from the east side of Agassiz Peak.jpg
Doyle Peak and Fremont Peak (right) from the east side of Agassiz Peak
Highest point
Elevation 11,973 ft (3,649 m) NAVD 88
Prominence 615 ft (187 m)
Parent peak Agassiz Peak
Geography
Fremont Peak is located in Arizona
Fremont Peak
Fremont Peak
Location in Arizona
Location Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range San Francisco Peaks
Topo map USGS Humphreys Peak
Geology
Volcanic field San Francisco volcanic field
Climbing
Easiest route From Doyle Saddle

Fremont Peak is in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona. The peak, named in honor John C. Frémont (1813–1890), a civil war general who served as the territorial governor of Arizona from 1878-1882. The peak is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest.

Fremont offers the best year round views of the south from any high point in the San Francisco Peaks. It can be seen from Flagstaff, Arizona as the pointy peak on the right.

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View through a grove of Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine growing on the south slope of Fremont Peak, Flagstaff is visible in the background
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