The San Francisco Peaks, known locally as simply The Peaks, are a
volcanic mountain range located in north central Arizona, just north of
Flagstaff. They collectively represent six summits that circle the
caldera of a now quiet volcano. Humphreys Peak, at 12,633 feet, is the
tallest in Arizona. Agassiz Peak soars to 12,356 feet, and Fremont Peak
climbs to 11,969 feet.
Most volcanoes form near the edges of the tectonic plates that make
up the Earth's crust. However, Arizona is located far from the boundary
of the North American Plate. It is believed that a trapped area of
molten rock deep beneath Northern Arizona, called a "hot spot",
occasionally rises up and creates volcanoes as the plate moves slowly
west. The most recent volcanic eruption was nearly 1,000 years ago at
nearby Sunset Crater. The Peaks were formed between 500,000 to 1 million
years ago and the inner basin has been quiet ever since.
Once the fiery center of one of Arizona's most explosive volcanoes,
the summits surrounding the now dormant inner core stand guard,
protecting land that the native people of Arizona consider to be so
sacred - it is where earth meets heaven. The Navajo consider them to be
the most sacred in all the West. The Hopi believe the Kachina spirits
live at the top of the mountain, gracefully moving through the clouds
from summit to summit.
The Peaks tower so dramatically against the desert landscape of
Flagstaff and surrounding area that they are visible from many miles
away, and when standing on top of one of these giants on a clear day,
one can see the North Rim of the Grand Canyon over eighty miles away as
the eagle flys.
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