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Maricopa Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Sierra Estrella High Point (4512 ft/1375 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Arizona
Area	3,117 sq mi / 8,073 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	100 mi / 161 km North-South 48 mi / 77 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	32° 39' N; 112° 20' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Maricopa Area
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Maricopa Area.

North Sonoran Desert Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Kofa Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Harquahala Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Cabeza Prieta Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Organ Pipe Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Maricopa Area	Level 5
Sierra Estrella	Level 6 (Child)
Maricopa Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sand Tank Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Table Top Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Vekol Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Castle Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sheridan Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra Blanca Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Brownell Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Quijotoa Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
South Phoenix Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Baboquivari Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
La Lesna Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Luis Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
West Tucson-Nogales Area	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Maricopa Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Sierra Estrella High Point	4512	1375
2.	Table Top Mountain	4373	1333
3.	Montezuma Peak	4354	1327
4.	Peak 4232	4232	1290
5.	South Mountain	4160+	1268+
6.	Cimarron Peak	4124	1257
7.	Butterfly Mountain	4119	1255
8.	Maricopa Peak	4084	1245
9.	Peak 4062	4062	1238
10.	Quartz Peak	4052	1235
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Sierra Estrella High Point	4512	1375	Sierra Estrella
2.	Table Top Mountain	4373	1333	Table Top Mountains
3.	Maricopa Peak	4084	1245	Sand Tank Mountains
4.	Quijotoa Mountains High Point	3940+	1201+	Quijotoa Mountains
5.	Sierra Blanca	3727	1136	Sierra Blanca Mountains
6.	Vekol Mountains High Point	3609	1100	Vekol Mountains
7.	Brownell Peak	3573	1089	Brownell Mountains
8.	Maricopa Mountains High Point	3272	997	Maricopa Mountains
9.	Sheridan Benchmark	3264	995	Sheridan Mountains
10.	Castle Mountains High Point	3140+	957+	Castle Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Maricopa Area

Sierra Estrella High Point Sierra Estrella High Point from the west (2015-12-12). Photo by Paul McClellan. Click here for larger-size photo.	Table Top Mountain Table Top from the southwest (2018-03-20). Photo by Greg Gerlach. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 4232 Peak 4232, viewed from the southeast (2020-01-18). Photo by Bill Carpenter. Click here for larger-size photo.	South Mountain South Mountain on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, southern Arizona. This view is from the abandoned village of Vainom Kug. The day was overcast and drizzly (2015-04-12). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cimarron Peak Cimarron Peak, view from the northeast (2018-02-04). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.	Quartz Peak Quartz Peak on the left (the white peak), with Butterfly Mountain to the right, as seen from the Quartz Peak trail (2015-12-13). Photo by Eric Kassan. Click here for larger-size photo.
Sierra Blanca Rabia Benchmark viewed from the east (2019-01-26). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.	Brownell Peak The summit is left of the notch in the skyline (2019-01-26). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.
Maricopa Mountains High Point Maricopa Mountains Highpoint (2019-02-24). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.	Antelope Peak Antelope Peak from the west (2023-01-11). Photo by Michael Berry. Click here for larger-size photo.

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