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The Weaver Mountains are a smaller mountain range to the southwest of the Bradshaw Mountains in central-west Yavapai County, Arizona. Yarnell, at the summit of the Yarnell Hill, Arizona State Route 89, is at the center of the range.
| Weaver Mountains | |
|---|---|
  Weaver Mountains Weaver Mountains and Yarnell | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Weaver Peak |
| Elevation | 6,574 ft (2,004 m) |
| Coordinates | 34°19′38″N 112°48′36″W / 34.327247°N 112.809903°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) NW-SE |
| Width | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Regions | Arizona transition zone and Sonoran Desert |
| County | Yavapai |
| Settlement | Yarnell |
| Range coordinates | 34°13′21″N 112°44′59″W / 34.22250°N 112.74972°W |
| Borders on | Bradshaw Mountains, Hassayampa River and Date Creek Mountains |
Description
editThe range is northwest–southeast trending, but more due east on the east end. The northeast, east, and southeast is separated from the Bradshaw Mountains by the Hassayampa River. A list of peaks in the range, from the northwest are: Ritter Peak, Weaver Peak, Rocky Boy Peak, Antelope Peak, Rich Hill, Weaver Mountain, and Wades Butte. Sam Powell Peak and Seal Mountain border the Hassayampa River. Weaver Peak is about 7 miles (11 km) west of Yarnell. At the west and southwest, Cottonwood Creek and a valley separates the Weaver Mountains from a smaller mountain range to the southwest, the Date Creek Mountains.
History and attractions
editThe Weaver Mountains are noted for their mines; also placer gold.