Black Mountains (Arizona)
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.
| 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 | Mount Perkins |
| Elevation | 5,456 ft (1,663 m) |
| Coordinates | 35°34′12″N 114°30′31″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 |
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| County | Mohave County |
| 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 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.
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