Mount Ord (Arizona)

Mount Ord is a mountain summit located in the Tonto National Forest on the northeastern edge of Maricopa County, Arizona[3] in the Mazatzal mountain range.[1] Its height is 7,128 feet (2,173 m). The county line dividing Maricopa County, Arizona and Gila County, Arizona passes across the summit of the peak.[4]

Mount Ord
Mount Ord is located in Arizona
Mount Ord
Mount Ord
Location in Arizona
Highest point
Elevation7,128 ft (2,173 m)[1]
Coordinates33°54′18″N 111°24′33″W[2]
Geography
LocationMaricopa County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeMazatzal Mountains

Mount Ord is not to be confused with the peak of Mount Baldy, Arizona, located in Apache County and also referred to by some sources as "Mount Ord".[5][6] Mount Ord is named after Major General Edward Ord.[7]

The top of Mount Ord is home to a collection of communications towers.[8] The mountain is popular with birdwatchers because its geography and habitat attract a concentration of all of the species of mountain warbler birds that exist in Arizona, including the Virginia's, Black-throated Gray, Grace's, Olive, and Painted Redstart—the only location in central Arizona where these conditions exist.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Ord". "Arizona Republic". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. "Mount Ord Lookout Tower – Arizona". satelliteviews.net. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. "Mount Ord, Sunflower, Arizona". birdwatchingdaily.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. "Mount Ord Lookout Tower". mytopo.com. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. "Ords". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  6. "Mount Ord". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  7. Barnes, Will C; Granger, Byrd H (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0816500093.
  8. "Mount Ord – Oak Spring Ridge, AZ". hikearizona.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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