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{{Infobox mountain
{{Infobox mountain
| native_name = Hwa:lkyañaña
| native_name = {{lang-yuf|ya|'''Hwa:lkyañaña'''}}
| name = Mingus Mountain
| name = Mingus Mountain
| photo = Mingus Mountain.jpg
| photo = Mingus Mountain.jpg
| photo_caption = Mingus Mountain viewed from [[Cottonwood, Arizona]]
| photo_caption = Mingus Mountain viewed from [[Cottonwood, Arizona]]
| elevation_ft = 7815
| elevation_ft = 7818
| elevation_ref =<ref>{{cite gnis |id=31919 |title=Mingus Mountain |accessdate=2006-12-28}}</ref>
| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=4040 |name=Mingus Mountain, Arizona |accessdate=2014-02-06}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 794
| prominence_ft = 793
| prominence_ref = <ref name="pb"/>
| location = [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]], [[Arizona|Arizona, U.S.]]
| location = [[Yavapai County, Arizona|Yavapai County]], [[Arizona|Arizona, U.S.]]
| range = [[Black Hills (Arizona)|Black Hills]]
| range = [[Black Hills (Arizona)|Black Hills]]
| lat_d = 34.6939118
| coordinates = {{coord|34|41|38|N|112|07|40|W|type:mountain_region:US}}
| long_d = -112.1276604
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Hickey Mountain 7{{fraction|1|2}}", Cottonwood 7{{fraction|1|2}}"
| region = US-AZ
| source = GNIS
| coordinates_ref = <ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis |id=31919 |title=Mingus Mountain |accessdate=2006-12-28}}</ref>
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| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Cottonwood
| first_ascent =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = Road
| easiest_route = Road
}}
}}


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'''Mingus Mountain''' ({{lang-yuf|ya|'''Hwa:lkyañaña'''}}) is a [[mountain]] located in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Arizona]] in the [[Black Hills (Arizona)|Black Hills]] [[mountain range]]. It is located within the [[Prescott National Forest]] traversed by [[Arizona State Route 89A|State Route 89A]] approximately midway between [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]] and [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]]. The summit can be reached via [[Forest Service Road|Forest Service roads]] that branch off from Highway 89A. From the mountain, there are views of the [[Verde Valley]], [[Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]] and the towns of [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]], [[Jerome, Arizona|Jerome]], and [[Clarkdale, Arizona|Clarkdale]]. The [[Woodchute Wilderness]], north of the summit of 89A, also offers views and hiking trails. There are several [[United States National Forest|National Forest]] [[campground]]s in the area and it is the transmitter location for Prescott full-service television station [[KAZT-TV]] and several low-power television stations serving Cottonwood, Clarkdale, [[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]] and [[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]. Mingus Mountain is also the premier flying site of the Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.<ref>http://www.azhpa.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=172</ref>


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'''Mingus Mountain''' ({{lang-yuf|ya|'''Hwa:lkyañaña'''}}) is a [[mountain]] located in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Arizona]] in the [[Black Hills (Arizona)|Black Hills]] [[mountain range]]. It is located within the [[Prescott National Forest]] traversed by [[Arizona State Route 89A|State Route 89A]] approximately midway between [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]] and [[Prescott, Arizona|Prescott]]. The summit can be reached via [[Forest Service Road|Forest Service roads]] that branch off from [[Arizona State Route 89A| State Route 89A}}. From the mountain, there are views of the [[Verde Valley]], [[Sycamore Canyon Wilderness]] and the towns of [[Cottonwood, Arizona|Cottonwood]], [[Jerome, Arizona|Jerome]], and [[Clarkdale, Arizona|Clarkdale]]. The [[Woodchute Wilderness]], north of the summit of 89A, also offers views and hiking trails. There are several [[United States National Forest|National Forest]] [[campground]]s in the area and it is the transmitter location for Prescott full-service television station [[KAZT-TV]] and several low-power television stations serving Cottonwood, Clarkdale, [[Camp Verde, Arizona|Camp Verde]] and [[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]. Mingus Mountain is also the premier flying site of the Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.azhpa.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=172 |title=Mingus |publisher=AZHPA.org |accessdate=2014-02-06}}</ref>
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According to the book, ''Roadside History of Arizona'', by [[Marshall Trimble]], "Mingus Mountain was named for Joseph and Jacob Mingus, two brothers who settled in the area in the 1880s and later operated a sawmill near the base of the mountain". Another source<ref>2006, T. Stone, ''Grave History'', ISBN 978-0-9778545-0-9, p. 223</ref> attributes the name to William Mingus (d. 1911, [[Prescott, Arizona]]), a pioneer prospector who lived and worked on Mingus Mountain in the 1870s.

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[[File:Mingus-Hang-Gliding-Platform.jpg|thumb|The launching platform for hang gliding on Mingus Mountain.]]
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According to the book, ''Roadside History of Arizona'', by [[Marshall Trimble]], "Mingus Mountain was named for Joseph and Jacob Mingus, two brothers who settled in the area in the 1880s and later operated a sawmill near the base of the mountain".<ref>{{cite book |first=Marshall |last=Trimble |title=Roadside History of Arizona |year=1986 |location=Missoula |publisher=Mountain Press Pub. Co. |isbn=978-0878421978}}</ref> Another source attributes the name to William Mingus (d. 1911, [[Prescott, Arizona]]), a pioneer prospector who lived and worked on Mingus Mountain in the 1870s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Grave history |year=2006 |first=Terrance L |last=Stone |publisher= Datura Books |isbn=978-0977854509 |page=223}}</ref>
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[[File:Mingus-Hang-Glider.jpg|thumb|A hang glider preparing for launch at Mingus Mountain.]]

{|
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| [[File:Mingus-Hang-Gliding-Platform.jpg|thumb|none|x164px|The launching platform for hang gliding on Mingus Mountain.]]
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| [[File:Mingus-Hang-Glider.jpg|thumb|none|x164px|A hang glider preparing for launch at Mingus Mountain.]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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{{Commons category|Mingus Mountain}}


[[Category:Mountains of Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountains of Arizona]]

Revision as of 08:05, 6 February 2014

Mingus Mountain
Mingus Mountain viewed from Cottonwood, Arizona
Highest point
Elevation7,818 ft (2,383 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence793 ft (242 m)[1]
Naming
Native nameTemplate:Lang-yuf Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
Map
LocationYavapai County, Arizona, U.S.
RegionUS-AZ
Parent rangeBlack Hills
Topo mapUSGS Cottonwood
Climbing
Easiest routeRoad
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Mingus Mountain (Template:Lang-yuf) is a mountain located in the U.S. state of Arizona in the Black Hills mountain range. It is located within the Prescott National Forest traversed by State Route 89A approximately midway between Cottonwood and Prescott. The summit can be reached via Forest Service roads that branch off from [[Arizona State Route 89A| State Route 89A}}. From the mountain, there are views of the Verde Valley, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness and the towns of Cottonwood, Jerome, and Clarkdale. The Woodchute Wilderness, north of the summit of 89A, also offers views and hiking trails. There are several National Forest campgrounds in the area and it is the transmitter location for Prescott full-service television station KAZT-TV and several low-power television stations serving Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Camp Verde and Prescott Valley. Mingus Mountain is also the premier flying site of the Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.[3]

According to the book, Roadside History of Arizona, by Marshall Trimble, "Mingus Mountain was named for Joseph and Jacob Mingus, two brothers who settled in the area in the 1880s and later operated a sawmill near the base of the mountain".[4] Another source attributes the name to William Mingus (d. 1911, Prescott, Arizona), a pioneer prospector who lived and worked on Mingus Mountain in the 1870s.[5]

The launching platform for hang gliding on Mingus Mountain.
A hang glider preparing for launch at Mingus Mountain.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mingus Mountain, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. ^ "Mingus Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  3. ^ "Mingus". AZHPA.org. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. ^ Trimble, Marshall (1986). Roadside History of Arizona. Missoula: Mountain Press Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0878421978.
  5. ^ Stone, Terrance L (2006). Grave history. Datura Books. p. 223. ISBN 978-0977854509.


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