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Cabeza Prieta Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Cerro del Pinacate (1200+ m/3937+ ft)
Countries	Mexico (126%), United States (74%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Sonora (63%), Arizona (37%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	20,078 sq km / 7,752 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	168 km / 104 mi North-South 187 km / 116 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	32° 1' N; 114° 3' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Cabeza Prieta Area
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North Sonoran Desert Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Kofa Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Harquahala Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Cabeza Prieta Area	Level 5
Gila Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra Tinajas Altas	Level 6 (Child)
Copper Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Cabeza Prieta Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Tule Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Mohawk Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra Pinta	Level 6 (Child)
Granite Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Agua Dulce Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Organ Pipe Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Maricopa Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
South Phoenix Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Baboquivari Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
La Lesna Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
San Luis Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
West Tucson-Nogales Area	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Cabeza Prieta Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Cerro del Pinacate	1200+	3937+
2.	Sheep Mountain	962	3156
3.	Peak 3012	918	3012
4.	Pinta Benchmark	899	2950
5.	Copper Mountains High Point	880	2888
6.	Quitovaguita Benchmark	869	2850
7.	Cabeza Benchmark	863	2830
8.	Coyote Peak	856	2808
9.	Mohawk Peak	846	2775
10.	Tinajas Altas	842	2764
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Pinta Benchmark	899	2950	Sierra Pinta
2.	Copper Mountains High Point	880	2888	Copper Mountains
3.	Quitovaguita Benchmark	869	2850	Agua Dulce Mountains
4.	Cabeza Benchmark	863	2830	Cabeza Prieta Mountains
5.	Mohawk Peak	846	2775	Mohawk Mountains
6.	Granite Benchmark	759	2490	Granite Mountains
7.	Sierra Tinajas Altas High Point	720+	2362+	Sierra Tinajas Altas
8.	Tule Benchmark	703	2307	Tule Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Cabeza Prieta Area

Cerro del Pinacate Pinacate from the east (1969-03-05). Photo by John Vitz. Click here for larger-size photo.	Sheep Mountain Approaching Sheep Mountain from El Camino Del Diablo (2020-02-29). Photo by Bill Carpenter. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pinta Benchmark The desolate Pinta Range, looking like the background of a Salvador Dali painting (2013-02-09). Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Copper Mountains High Point Copper Mountains HP from the southeast (2020-01-04). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.
Cabeza Benchmark Approaching Cabeza Benchmark from the north (2020-01-04). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Tinajas Altas View of the summit from the canyon directly below its east face (2018-11-10). Photo by Scott Surgent. Click here for larger-size photo.
Monson Benchmark John Strauch and Richard Carey on Monson BM (2001-11-23). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.	Tordillo Mountain Two options for getting around the granite hills in the way (2021-01-16). Photo by Nathan Ponder. Click here for larger-size photo.
Lighthouse Peak Peak 2068 ft., "Lighthouse Peak" east side with route (2014-11-27). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.	Some Benchmark Sign and marker near high point (2018-03-26). Photo by Andy Martin. Click here for larger-size photo.

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