Cerbat Mountains
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The Cerbat Mountains is a mountain range
in northwest Arizona
immediately north of Kingman
.
It is a 23 mi long range trending slightly northwest-southeast. It lies directly east of the 130-mile long Black Mountains
range and is separated by the Sacramento Valley
bordering southwest of Kingman through which Interstate 40
turns south and west to meet Needles
, California; the long Detrital Valley and plains drains northwest of the mountains into southern Lake Mead
.
A series of peaks can be found towards the southern end of the range, including Packsaddle Mountain at 6431 feet (1,960 m), and Cherum Peak at 6983 feet (2,128 m).
The northern section of the Cerbat Mountains is composed mostly of the Mount Tipton Wilderness
, with Mount Tipton
being its peak at 7148 feet (2,179 m). The Dolan Springs
community is at the base of the wilderness on the northwestern side of the Cerbat Mountains
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in northwest Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
immediately north of Kingman
Kingman, Arizona
Kingman is located in a desert climate on the edge of the Mojave Desert, but its higher elevation and location between the Colorado Plateau and the Lower Colorado River Valley tempers summer high temperatures and contributes to winter cold and rare snowfall. Summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F ...
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It is a 23 mi long range trending slightly northwest-southeast. It lies directly east of the 130-mile long 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...
range and is separated by the Sacramento Valley
Sacramento Valley (Arizona)
The Sacramento Valley of northwestern Arizona is a north-south trending valley west and southwest of Kingman in Mohave County. The valley lies just east of the southern section of the Black Mountains...
bordering southwest of Kingman through which Interstate 40
Interstate 40 in Arizona
Interstate 40 is an east–west Interstate Highway that has a section in the U.S. state of Arizona connecting sections in California to New Mexico. It enters Arizona from the west at a crossing of the Colorado River southwest of Kingman...
turns south and west to meet Needles
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...
, California; the long Detrital Valley and plains drains northwest of the mountains into southern Lake Mead
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was...
.
A series of peaks can be found towards the southern end of the range, including Packsaddle Mountain at 6431 feet (1,960 m), and Cherum Peak at 6983 feet (2,128 m).
The northern section of the Cerbat Mountains is composed mostly of the Mount Tipton Wilderness
Mount Tipton Wilderness
The Mount Tipton Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. 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....
, with Mount Tipton
Mount Tipton
Mount Tipton is a mountain in northwestern Arizona in the United States. It is the highest mountain in the Cerbat Mountains which border Kingman on the north, and is the high point of the Mount Tipton Wilderness which comprises the entirety of the northern portion of the Cerbat Mountains...
being its peak at 7148 feet (2,179 m). The Dolan Springs
Dolan Springs, Arizona
Dolan Springs is a census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dolan Springs is located at ....
community is at the base of the wilderness on the northwestern side of the Cerbat Mountains