Agassiz Peak

Agassiz Peak is the second-highest mountain in Arizona, at 12,360 feet. It stands north of Flagstaff in the San Francisco Peaks, within the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest, and is named after Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist. Because it sits between Flagstaff and Humphreys Peak, blocking the view of the state high point from the town, visitors often mistake it for Humphreys. At a latitude of 35°19′33″N it is the southernmost peak in the contiguous United States rising above 12,000 feet. The mountain is open to climbers only in winter, when it is covered in snow; hiking above the treeline at other times is illegal because the San Francisco Peaks groundsel (Senecio franciscanus) is listed as threatened with critical habitat.

Where it is

Agassiz Peak is a natural landmark near Flagstaff, in Coconino County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Agassiz Peak, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

• Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
• Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates

Record last verified 2026-08-12.