The Mount Tipton Wilderness is a
wilderness area
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...
in the
U.S. state of
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. It is located in northwestern Arizona and comprises the north portion of the
Cerbat Mountains; the Cerbat Mountains extend northwesterly from the northern edge of
Kingman.
Mount Tipton
Mount Tipton is a mountain in northwestern Arizona in the United States. With a summit elevation of , it is the tallest mountain in the Cerbat Mountains which border Kingman on the north, and is the high point of the Mount Tipton Wilderness wh ...
at is the highest peak of the Mount Tipton Wilderness. The nearest access point to the wilderness is the
Dolan Springs community located on the northwest flank of the Cerbat Mountains and directly west of the wilderness area. Five access routes are described for the wilderness.
Besides hiking trails during seasonally good weather, attractions of the wilderness are wild
mustang
The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...
horses. Besides the peak at Mount Tipton, the
Cerbat Pinnacles is a rockscape attraction on the north of the Cerbat Mountains. Some vegetation species found in the wilderness are, a
Ponderosa Pine stand on Mount Tipton; also
pinon pine,
manzanita, and
ceanothus
''Ceanothus'' is a genus of about 50–60 species of Actinorhizal plant, nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceano ...
; this is part of a piñon-juniper woodland.
See also
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List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
*
List of LCRV Wilderness Areas (Colorado River)
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
*United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wil ...
*
List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
*United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wild ...
*
Wilderness Act
External links
BLM Mount Tipton Wilderness sitePublic Lands Mount Tipton Wilderness site Cerbat Mountains map and area
National Wilderness Preservation System: Mount Tipton Wilderness site
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Wilderness areas of Arizona
Wilderness areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley
Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona
Bureau of Land Management areas in Arizona
Protected areas established in 1990
1990 establishments in Arizona