*Last updated March 1, 2024
Below is a table summarizing each of the county high points in Arizona I’ve visited (in the order of their completion). If you click on the high point’s name, you’ll get my trip report for that county. At the bottom of this post, I’ve also included some interesting trivia and metrics from my visits.
Order | High Point | County | Mountain Range | Date |
1 | Humphrey’s Peak | Coconino Co. | San Francisco Peaks | Jun. 11, 2020 |
2 | Harqualhala Mountain | La Paz Co. | North Sonoran Desert Ranges | Feb. 11, 2024 |
3 | Rice Peak (N. Ridge) | Pinal Co. | Santa Catalina Mountains | Feb. 19, 2024 |
4 | Mt. Lemmon | Pima Co. | Santa Catalina Mountains | Feb. 20, 2024 |
5 | Signal Peak | Yuma Co. | North Sonoran Desert Ranges | Feb. 21, 2024 |
Overall STATS
- My current CoHP tally for Arizona: 5
- Number of counties left to complete: 10
- Percent complete: 33%
- Highest Arizona CoHP I’ve conquered: Humphreys Peak (12,633′)
- Lowest Arizona CoHP I’ve stood upon: Signal Peak (4,877′)
- CoHPs that are “liners” (i.e, summit sits in another county): 1 (Pinal Co.)
- Number of Arizona counties with multiple high points: 1 (Gila Co.)
- Most prominent CoHP in the state: Humphreys Peak – 6,039′
HOW I GOT THERE
- Number of CoHPs visited completely solo: 4
- Number of CoHPs visited with family: 1
- Longest distance hiked for a CoHP’s summit: 10.7 miles roundtrip
- Number of CoHPs where you can drive to the summit: 0
- Number of CoHPs that require a visitor’s permit: 1 (Black Mesa HP)
- Number of CoHPs that require an entrance/parking fee: 1 (Hualapai Peak)
WHEN I VENTURED OUT
- Number of Arizona CoHPs summited in 2020: 1
- Number of CoHPs summited between 2021-23: 0
- Number of CoHPs summited in 2024: 4
- Number of CoHPs I hiked directly past on my 2022 AZT thru-hike: 5
- Number of CoHPs I hiked past during my 2023 Highline Trail thru-hike: 2
- Percentage of CoHPs I could have theoretically tagged on those hikes: 47%
- CoHPs visited in winter (December-February): 4
- CoHPs visited in spring (March-May): 1
- Number visited in summer or autumn (June-November): 0
TRIVIA FROM MY HP ADVENTURES
- Number of CoHPs locating within a State Park: 1 (Hualapai Peak)
- Number of CoHPs in a National Park or Monument: 1 (Chiricahua Peak)
- CoHPs located on tribal lands: 1 (Black Mesa High Point)
- CoHPs located on a National Wildlife Refuge: 1 (Signal Peak)
- Number of CoHPs with a ski lift on them: 1 (Mt. Lemmon)
- Number of CoHPs with an observatory atop them: 2 (Mt. Lemmon & Harqualhala Mountain)
- CoHPs where I accidentally ended up in a YouTube video: 1 (Harqualhala Mountain)
- Number of flat tires I got while highpointing: 1
- Sketichist drive to a trailhead: Signal Peak