1.4 miles away
Agassiz Peak
Arizona's second-highest mountain at 12,360 feet, north of Flagstaff, open to climbers only in winter when it is under snow.
San Francisco Peaks
A volcanic range north of Flagstaff, crowned by Humphreys Peak at 12,633 feet, the highest point in Arizona.
- Rank in Arizona
- #34of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 59.4 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
The San Francisco Peaks are a volcanic mountain range in north-central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff. Part of the San Francisco volcanic field, they are the remnant of San Francisco Mountain, a prehistorically larger single stratovolcano. The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet. An aquifer within the caldera supplies much of Flagstaff's water, and the mountain lies within the Coconino National Forest, which manages it as a recreation site with hiking trails for all skill levels as well as mountain biking, rock climbing, camping and skiing. The Arizona Snowbowl ski area occupies the western slopes of Humphreys Peak and has been the subject of major controversy involving several tribes and environmental groups. The range is held sacred by the Havasupai, Navajo, Hopi and Zuni, and is known as Dookʼoʼoosłííd in Navajo and Nuva'tukya'ovi in Hopi.
Where it is
San Francisco Peaks 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 San Francisco Peaks, 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: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
More photographs
Bob Blasi; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab) 
Mike Elson; Coconino National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0 · licence(opens in a new tab) · source(opens in a new tab)
Nearby attractions
2.1 miles away
Arizona Snowbowl
An alpine ski resort on the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, running since 1938 and with a 2,300-foot vertical drop.6.5 miles away
Flagstaff Nordic Center
A Flagstaff-area cross-country ski centre with over 50 km of groomed trails, open for hiking and mountain biking in summer.
7.7 miles away
Museum of Northern Arizona
A Flagstaff museum founded in 1928, holding Indigenous material and natural history collections from the Colorado Plateau.8.5 miles away
Coconino Center for the Arts
A Flagstaff arts museum described as the largest gallery in northern Arizona, showing local and regional artists' work.
8.6 miles away
Pioneer Museum
Pioneer Museum, in Flagstaff, Arizona, collects and exhibits artefacts and photographs on the history of Flagstaff and northern Arizona.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Flagstaff
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 59.4 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 61.1
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 35.3463, -111.6779
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12