Boundary Cone is a geologic promontory located in the western foothills of the Black Mountains

Black Mountains (Arizona)

The Black Mountains of northwest Arizona are an extensive, mostly linear, north-south 75-mile 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.The northwest, and parts of the west of...

, Mohave County, Arizona

Mohave County, Arizona

Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 200,186, an increase of 45,154 people since the 2000 census count of 155,032. The county seat is Kingman...

. The peak is to the east-northeast of the Mohave Valley

Mohave Valley

The Mohave Valley is a small valley, mostly on the east shore of the south-flowing Colorado River in northwest Arizona; the valley borders southeast California's San Bernardino County; also, the north of the valley borders extreme southeast Clark County, Nevada...

 along the Colorado River

Colorado River

The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...

, north of Needles, CA

Needles, California

Needles is a city located in the Mojave Desert on the western banks of the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, California. It is located in the Mohave Valley, which straddles the California–Arizona border. The city is accessible via Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 95...

, and south of Bullhead City, AZ

Bullhead City, Arizona

Bullhead City is a city located on the Colorado River in Mohave County, Arizona, USA, roughly south of Las Vegas, Nevada, and directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada, whose casinos and ancillary services supply much of the employment for Bullhead City...

. The peak is about 4 mi. southwest of the mountain community of Oatman, Arizona

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman is a former mining town in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Located at an elevation of , it began as a tent camp soon after two prospectors struck a $10 million gold find in 1915, though the area had been already settled for a number of years. Oatman's...

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Boundary Cone is located at 34.983892°N 114.416071°W. Its height is 3430 feet (1,045 m).

History

Several Indian tribe

Indian tribe

In the United States, a Native American tribe is any extant or historical tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Indigenous peoples in the United States...

s attach religious and cultural significance to Boundary Cone as well as much of the surrounding landscape. In March 2006, the BLM

BLM

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 determined and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office (AZ SHPO) concurred that Boundary Cone is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 as a property of traditional, religious, and cultural importance to several Indian tribes.

Boundary Cone was a prominent landmark

Landmark

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for early travellers in this region.

External links

• Boundary Cone Summit, mountainzone, coordinates, elevation: 3320