San Francisco Peaks

San Francisco Peaks

noun
a mountain mass in N Arizona: highest point in the state, Humphrey's Peak, 12,611 feet (3845 meters).
Also called San Francisco Mountain.
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San Francisco Peaks

three summits- Humphreys, Agassiz, and Fremont peaks-on the rim of an eroded extinct volcano 10 miles (16 km) north of Flagstaff on the Colorado Plateau in north-central Arizona, U.S. Humphreys Peak (12,633 feet [3,851 metres]) is the state's highest point, and from it places more than 150 miles (240 km) distant have been seen.

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