Aubrey Peak (Hualapai Mountains)
Aubrey Peak, also known as Grooms Peak,[3] is a summit located 35 miles east-northeast of Lake Havasu City in Mohave County, Arizona and is in the Hualapai Mountains.
Aubrey Peak | |
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Grooms Peak | |
Aubrey Peak Location in Arizona | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,080 ft (1,548 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Prominence | 858 ft (262 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 34°39′47″N 113°43′45″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mohave County, Arizona, U.S. |
Parent range | Hualapai Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Aubrey Peak |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 1.7–1.4 mya |
Mountain type | Granite, with feldspar |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hike (1 mile) |
The peak can approached from the town of Wikieup on U.S. Route 93 by way of Chicken Springs Road which ascends to a saddle on the mountains southeast flank.
The Aubrey Peak is profiled in Hiking Arizona's Geology, as Hike 29, Aubrey Peak Road.[4]
References
- "Grooms Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce.
- "Aubrey Peak, Arizona". Peakbagger.com.
- "Aubrey Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Lucchitta, Ivo (2001). Hiking Arizona's Geology. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books. pp. 192–196. ISBN 0898867304.
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