Length 25 mi (40 km) NW-SE Country United States Settlement Yarnell Peak Weaver Peak | Width 12 mi (19 km) State Arizona District Yavapai County, Arizona Elevation 6,574 ft (2,004 m) | |
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Regions Arizona transition zone and Sonoran Desert Similar Vulture Mountains, Hieroglyphic Mountains, Harcuvar Mountains, New Water Mountains, Garden of Gethsemane | ||
The Weaver Mountains are a smaller mountain range to the southwest of the Bradshaw Mountains in central-west Yavapai County, Arizona. Yarnell at the summit of the Yarnell Hill, Arizona State Route 89, is at the center of the range.
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Map of Weaver Mountains, Yarnell, AZ 85362, USA
DescriptionEdit
The range is northwest-southeast trending, but more due east on the east end. The northeast, east, and southeast is separated from the Bradshaw Mountains by the Hassayampa River. A list of peaks in the range, from the northwest are: Ritter Peak, Weaver Peak, Rocky Boy Peak, Antelope Peak, Rich Hill, Weaver Mountain, and Wades Butte. Sam Powell Peak and Seal Mountain border the Hassayampa River. Weaver Peak is about 7 miles (11 km) west of Yarnell. At the west and southwest, Cottonwood Creek and a valley separates the Weaver Mountains from a smaller mountain range to the southwest, the Date Creek Mountains.
History and attractionsEdit
For mountain and regional history, & ghost towns, see Yarnell, Arizona#History, AttractionsThe Weaver Mountains are noted for their mines; also placer gold.