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Landform in Yavapai County, Arizona

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Weaver Mountains
Weaver MountainsWeaver 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 / 34.327247; -112.809903
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 / 34.22250; -112.74972
Borders on	Bradshaw Mountains, Hassayampa River and Date Creek Mountains

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.

Description

The 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

The Weaver Mountains are noted for their mines; also placer gold.

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v t e Mountains of Arizona
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Black Mountains	Boundary Cone Fortification Hill Mount Wilson
Bradshaw Mountains	Mount Union
Castle Dome Mountains	Castle Dome
Cerbat Mountains	Mount Tipton
Chiricahua Mountains	Chiricahua Peak
Chuska Mountains	Roof Butte
Dragoon Mountains	Mount Glenn
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