Black Mountains (Arizona)

Black Mountains
Black Mountains
	Black Mountains, N-to-S; view from Needles, California east-northeast; (overlooking Mohave Valley and Colorado River); (large block at right-(south)-Black Mesa (Black Mountains)
Highest point
Peak
Elevation	5,456 ft (1,663 m)
Coordinates	35°34′12″N 114°30′31″W / 35.56999°N 114.50858°WCoordinates: 35°34′12″N 114°30′31″W / 35.56999°N 114.50858°W
Dimensions
Length	75 mi (121 km) N-S
Width	13 mi (21 km) (variable)
Geography
	Black Mountains Black Mountains in Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Region	Mojave Desert; Boundary Cone
District	Mohave County, Arizona
Rivers	Colorado River, ; Detrital and Sacramento Washes
Settlement	Oatman, Arizona-(south)–Kingman, Arizona; Needles, California
Borders on	Lake Mead-NW; Colorado River-W; Detrital Valley-NE; White Hills–Hualapai Valley-NE; Cerbat Mountains-E; Sacramento Valley & Hualapai Mtns-SE; Interstate 40 in Arizona-SE & S

The Black Mountains of northwest Arizona are an extensive, mostly linear, north-south trending 75 miles (121 km) long mountain range. It forms the north-south border of southwest Mohave County as it borders the eastern shore of the south-flowing Colorado River from Hoover Dam.

The northwest and part of the western areas of the range are located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Three wilderness areas are within the range. The historic mining site of Oatman, 4 miles north of Boundary Cone, is nestled in the southern portion of the range between the Mount Nutt and Warm Springs wildernesses.

Description[]

The mountain range is generally 10-15 mi wide, narrower in the north, and west of the Detrital Valley northeast. The southern end of the range with the two wilderness areas is a larger block and the Warm Springs Wilderness is made of a mountain section called Black Mesa, separated from the north section by Sitgreaves Pass, on the route to Oatman, Arizona.

The high point of the range is Mount Perkins at 5,456 feet (1,663 m),^[1] located west of the water divide of the Detrital Valley northeast, and the Sacramento Valley (Arizona) southeast. The Cerbat Mountains border eastwards. Mount Perkins, in the center-north of the range, is located at

35°34′12″N 114°30′31″W / 35.56999°N 114.50858°W.^[2]

Watersheds[]

The Black Mountains are in four watersheds. The north and northeast contain the Lake Mead Watershed, and the north-flowing Detrital Wash Watershed.^[3] The west along the Colorado River and southern-west contains the Havasu-Mohave Lakes Watershed where the Sacramento Wash Watershed^[4] flows into the southern Topock Marsh, at the southern third of the Havasu-Mohave Lakes region.

Boundary Cone, a prominent landmark in the western foothills of the Black Mountains, viewed from Mohave Valley
Historic Oatman, AZ, 1921

References[]

^ Mount Perkins, Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas, c 1998, p. 32-33.
^ Mount Perkins, mountainzone
^ Detrital Wash Watershed
^ Sacramento Wash Watershed

External links[]

Watersheds[]

[1] Mount Perkins, Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas, c 1998, p. 32-33.

[2] Mount Perkins, mountainzone

[3] Detrital Wash Watershed

[4] Sacramento Wash Watershed

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Castle Dome Mountains	Castle Dome
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Chiricahua Mountains	Chiricahua Peak
Chuska Mountains	Roof Butte
Dragoon Mountains	Mount Glenn
Hieroglyphic Mountains	White Picacho
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Black Mountains (Arizona)

Contents

Description[]

Watersheds[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Watersheds[]

Black Mountains
Black Mountains, N-to-S view from Needles, California east-northeast (overlooking Mohave Valley and Colorado River) (large block at right-(south)-Black Mesa (Black Mountains)
Highest point
Peak
Elevation	5,456 ft (1,663 m)
Coordinates	35°34′12″N 114°30′31″W / 35.56999°N 114.50858°W / 35.56999; -114.50858Coordinates: 35°34′12″N 114°30′31″W / 35.56999°N 114.50858°W / 35.56999; -114.50858
Dimensions
Length	75 mi (121 km) N-S
Width	13 mi (21 km) (variable)
Geography
Black Mountains Black Mountains in Arizona
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Region	Mojave Desert Boundary Cone
District	Mohave County, Arizona
Rivers	Colorado River, Detrital and Sacramento Washes
Settlement	Oatman, Arizona-(south)–Kingman, Arizona Needles, California
Borders on	Lake Mead-NW Colorado River-W Detrital Valley-NE White Hills–Hualapai Valley-NE Cerbat Mountains-E Sacramento Valley & Hualapai Mtns-SE Interstate 40 in Arizona-SE & S