List of peaks named Signal
A signal mountain or signal peak is a mountain suited to sending and receiving visual signals, either from its topographic prominence and isolation or from being located where signal communications are most needed. For example, Tennessee's Signal Mountain was used by Native Americans to send fire and smoke signals across the Tennessee Valley. It was also used by the Union Army as a during the American Civil War. Mount Lassic in California has low prominence but is also known as Signal Peak due to the heliograph station that was located on this peak around 1900. And the highest peak in the Pine Valley Range, Utah's Signal Peak, is "supposedly named because of its use in World War II when beacons were placed on the mountain to guide airplanes at night."[1]
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Mountains[]
Peak | Photo | Nation | County, Province/State | Coordinates | Elevation | Prominence | Notes |
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Signal Mountain (Alberta)[2] | ![]() |
Canada | Alberta | 52°51′34″N 117°58′01″W / 52.85944°N 117.96703°W | 2312 m 7,585 ft |
92 m 302 ft | |
El Centinela known as Mount Signal in the U.S. |
Mexico | Baja California | 32°28′27″N 116°53′49″W / 32.47417°N 116.89694°W | 750 m 2,461 ft |
The mountain, in northern Baja California, dominates over California's Imperial Valley area, including over the town of Mount Signal, California, which is named for it. | ||
[3] | United States | Shelby County, Alabama | 33°23′49″N 86°34′51″W / 33.39694°N 86.58083°W | 460 m 1,509 ft |
268 m 879 ft |
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[4] | United States | Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska | 60°17′04″N 146°38′17″W / 60.28444°N 146.63806°W | 417 m 1,368 ft |
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[5] | United States | Maricopa County, Arizona | 33°12′28″N 112°57′16″W / 33.20778°N 112.95444°W | 665 m 2,182 ft |
324 m 1,063 ft |
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[6] | United States | Pinal County, Arizona | 33°20′40″N 110°59′57″W / 33.34444°N 110.99917°W | 1488 m 4,882 ft |
1060 m 3,478 ft |
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Signal Peak (Humboldt County, California)[7] | United States | Humboldt County, California | 40°20′02″N 123°33′16″W / 40.33389°N 123.55444°W | 1783 m 5,850 ft |
84 m 276 ft |
Also known as Mount Lassic, in the Coast Range. Its "Signal Peak" name derives from the heliograph station that was located on this peak around 1900. | |
Signal Peak (Orange County, California)[8][9] | United States | Orange County, California | 33°36′22″N 117°48′43″W / 33.60611°N 117.81194°W | 355 m 1,165 ft |
242 m 794 ft |
A major two-way radio site for Orange County, and a visual reporting checkpoint for aircraft inbound to land at John Wayne Airport. | |
[10] | United States | Tahoe National Forest, California | 39°20′21″N 120°32′8″W / 39.33917°N 120.53556°W | 2391 m 7,844 ft |
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Vinings Mountain formerly known as Signal Mountain, also known as Mount Wilkinson |
United States | Cobb County, Georgia (U.S. state) | 33°52′07″N 84°28′00″W / 33.86861°N 84.46667°W | 299 m 981 ft |
A low mountain from whose top the church spires of Atlanta could be seen during the American Civil War | ||
[11] | United States | Coos County, New Hampshire | 44°45′41″N 71°13′39″W / 44.76139°N 71.22750°W | 824 m 2,703 ft |
269 m 883 ft |
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[12] | United States | Grafton County, New Hampshire | 44°17′17″N 71°58′32″W / 44.28806°N 71.97556°W | 703 m 2,306 ft |
432 m 1,417 ft |
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Signal Mountain (Hamilton County, Tennessee)[13] | United States | Hamilton County, Tennessee | 35°07′17″N 85°22′30″W / 35.12139°N 85.37500°W | 319 m 1,047 ft |
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[14] | United States | Scott County, Tennessee | 36°17′00″N 84°28′04″W / 36.28333°N 84.46778°W | 887 m 2,910 ft |
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Guadalupe Peak[15][16] | United States | Culberson County, Texas | 31°53′29″N 104°51′39″W / 31.8914607°N 104.8607102°W | 2667 m 8,750 ft |
923 m 3,028 ft |
Also known as Signal Peak, the highest natural point in the state of Texas | |
[17] | United States | Howard County, Texas | 32°12′05″N 101°18′45″W / 32.20139°N 101.31250°W | 808 m 2,651 ft |
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Signal Peak (Utah)[18] | ![]() |
United States | Washington County, Utah | 37°19′11″N 113°29′30″W / 37.31972°N 113.49167°W | 3159 m 10,364 ft |
1367 m 4,485 ft |
Highest peak in Pine Valley Mountains |
Signal Mountain (Vermont)[19] | United States | Caledonia County, Vermont | 44°12′20″N 72°19′29″W / 44.20556°N 72.32472°W | 1013 m 3,323 ft |
650 m 2,133 ft |
#35 of New England Fifty Finest, Knox Mountain on USGS topological map | |
[20] | United States | Fauquier County, Virginia | 38°52′53″N 77°42′11″W / 38.88139°N 77.70306°W | 417 m 1,368 ft |
240 m 787 ft |
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Signal Mountain (Wyoming)[21] | ![]() |
United States | Teton County, Wyoming | 43°50′56″N 110°34′02″W / 43.84889°N 110.56722°W | 2354 m 7,723 ft |
An isolated volcanic summit with sweeping views of the geologically distinct Teton Range. | |
Signal Hill | United States | Williamson County, Texas | 30°36′48″N 97°52′06″W / 30.61333°N 97.86833°W | ||||
Signal Hill[22] | United States | Hays County, Texas | 30°11′24″N 97°57′16″W / 30.19000°N 97.95444°W |
See also[]
- Signal Hill (disambiguation)
- Lookout Mountain (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "Utah County Highpoints > Signal Peak". SummitPost.Org. 2012 [2004]. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Alberta)". Bivouac.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Shelby County, Alabama)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Valdez-Cordova, Alaska)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Pinal County, Arizona)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Peak (Humboldt County, California)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Peak (Orange County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Peak (Orange County, California)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Peak (Tahoe National Forest)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Coos County, New Hampshire)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Grafton County, New Hampshire)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Hamilton County, Tennessee)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Scott County, Tennessee)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Guadalupe Peak". Datasheet for NGS Station CD0994. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2001-05-24.
- ^ "Guadalupe Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2001-05-24.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Texas)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Peak (Utah)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Vermont)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Virginia)". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ "Signal Mountain (Wyoming)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Geology and ground-water resources of Hays County, Texas". 1963. doi:10.3133/wsp1612. hdl:2027/uc1.31210023539883. Cite journal requires
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