Montezuma Peak
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| Montezuma Peak | |
|---|---|
.jpg) East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,682 ft (2,341 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 289 ft (88 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Miller Peak (9,470 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.89 mi (4.65 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 31°21′31″N 110°15′50″W / 31.3587232°N 110.2638964°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Montezuma Peak Location in Arizona  Montezuma Peak Montezuma Peak (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Protected area | Coronado National Memorial |
| Parent range | Huachuca Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | USGS Montezuma Pass |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Jurassic[4] |
| Rock type(s) | Volcanic rock, granite |
Montezuma Peak is a 7,682-foot-elevation (2,341-meter) summit in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
Montezuma Peak is located 12 miles (19 km) south of the city of Sierra Vista in Coronado National Memorial. It is the highest point within the memorial which is administered by the National Park Service,[5] and the 10th-highest summit in the Huachuca Mountains.[3] The mountain is composed of dacite tuff and granite.[6] The slopes are covered by oak woodlands, silk tassel, sumac, pointleaf manzanita, agave, yucca, and sotol.[7] Precipitation runoff from this peak's slopes drains east to the San Pedro River drainage basin.[3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,280 feet (695 meters) above Montezuma Canyon in 0.8 mile (1.3 km). Coronado Cave is set within the south slope of the peak. The nearest higher neighbor is Miller Peak, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the northwest.[3] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1959 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2][8]
