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Mae West Peaks

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Topo map
  
USGS Dragoon

Prominence
  
618 m

Parent range
  
Little Dragoon Mountains

Elevation
  
2,052 m

Mountain range
  
Little Dragoon Mountains

Mae West Peaks

Location
  
Cochise County, Arizona, U.S.

Similar
  
Mount Turnbull, Roof Butte, Apache Peak, Mount Tipton, Mount Union

Mae West Peaks is a pair of summits in Cochise County, Arizona. The taller of the two was formerly known as Lime Peak and the elevation and coordinates in the infobox refer to this peak. They are in the Little Dragoon Mountains, northwest of Texas Canyon and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) west-southwest of the ghost town of Johnson, Arizona.

Map of Mae West Peaks, Arizona 85609, USA

These summits were named for their shape, which were thought to be reminiscent of the figure of the actress Mae West. The name was collected by the United States Geological Survey between 1976 and 1980, and entered into the Geographic Names Information System on February 8, 1980.

On the same date, name Lime Peak was assigned to a 6,655-foot (2,028 m) peak, 1.8 miles (3 km) to the northeast which is also in the Little Dragoon Mountains.

References

Mae West Peaks Wikipedia