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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Wilson Mountain
| photo = Jim Thompson Trail Panorama.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect
| elevation_ft = 7122
| elevation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/72049|title=Wilson Mountain - 7,122' AZ|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 1422
| prominence_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| isolation_mi = 4.12
| isolation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| parent_peak = East Pocket Knob (7,196 ft)<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| etymology = Richard Wilson
| map = Arizona#USA
| map_caption = Location in Arizona
| map_size = 260
| label_position = bottom
| part_type = Protected area | part = [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]]
|country = United States
|state = [[Arizona]]
|region = [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]]
|region_type = County
| range = [[Colorado Plateau]]<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3946|name=Wilson Mountain, Arizona|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|34.9177184|N|111.7511301|W|type:mountain_region:US-AZ_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=36290|name=Wilson Mountain|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] ''Wilson Mountain''
| rock = [[Basalt]]<br />[[Coconino Sandstone]]<br />[[Schnebly Hill Formation]]
| age = [[Permian]]
| type = [[Mesa]]
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = [[Scrambling]] ({{YDS|2+}})<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
}}
'''Wilson Mountain''' is a {{convert|7122|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} [[summit]] in [[Coconino County, Arizona]], United States.
==Description==
Wilson Mountain is located three miles north of [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]] in the [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]], on land managed by [[Coconino National Forest]]. It is the highest peak in Sedona,<ref name=allsedona/> and second-highest in the wilderness.<ref name="listsofjohn"/> Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to [[Oak Creek (Arizona)|Oak Creek]] which is part of the [[Verde River]] watershed.<ref name="pb"/> [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2400.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above [[Oak Creek Canyon]] in one mile (1.6 km). The nearest higher neighbor is East Pocket Knob, 3.73 miles (6 km) to the north.<ref name="pb"/> Wilson Mountain is composed of light-colored [[Coconino Sandstone]] overlaying reddish [[Schnebly Hill Formation]], which is all capped by a layer of dark-gray basalt.<ref>Ivo Lucchitta, ''Hiking Arizona's Geology'', The Mountaineers Books, 2001, {{ISBN|9781594853067}}, p. 100.</ref> Hiking to the top via the Wilson Mountain Trail covers 5.6 miles (one-way) with 2,300 feet of elevation gain.<ref name=allsedona/><ref>[https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55438 Wilson Mountain Trail No. 10'', US Forest Service], Retrieved 2024-05-09.</ref>
==Etymology==
The Wilson Mountain and Wilson Canyon, which is on the mountain's southern slope, are named after Richard Wilson who was killed by a grizzly bear in the canyon in June 1885.<ref name=allsedona>[https://www.allsedona.com/mountains...Canyon,and provides excellent panoramic views. ''Wilson Mountain in Sedona Arizona'', Alltrips.com], Retrieved 2024-05-09.</ref> Wilson, a bear hunter, was unable to resist the temptation to shoot the large grizzly with a small rifle he had with him instead of his usual large caliber bear gun, which was being repaired. The bear was only wounded, and attacked Wilson, and his mauled body was found nine days later.<ref>David Earl Brown, ''The Last Grizzly and Other Southwestern Bear Stories'', 1988, University of Arizona Press, {{ISBN|9780816510672}}, p. 69–73.</ref> The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]].<ref name="gnis"/> Landforms officially named in association include Wilson Canyon, Lost Wilson Mountain, and First Bench of Wilson Mountain.
==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Wilson Mountain is located in a temperate [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid climate]] zone.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal| author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Hikers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
==See also==
* [[List of mountain peaks of Arizona]]
* {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
==Gallery==
<div style="max-width: 450px;">
<gallery mode=slideshow>
File:Wilson Mountain, Arizona.jpg|SSW aspect, from airport
File:Midgely Bridge vista Sedona, Arizona.jpg|South aspect from Midgely Bridge on Highway 89A
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily...tates/Arizona/Coconino County/Wilson Mountain Wilson Mountain]
* Wilson Mountain Trail: [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55438 US Forest Service]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Wilson Mountain
| North = Sterling Canyon
| Northeast = [[Oak Creek Canyon]]
| East = [[Oak Creek (Arizona)|Oak Creek]]
| Southeast = [[Arizona State Route 89A|Highway 89A]]
| South = [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]]
| Southwest = [[Capitol Butte]]
| West = Soldier Pass
| Northwest = Lost Wilson Mountain
}}
[[Category:Mountains of Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountains of Coconino County, Arizona]]
[[Category:North American 2000 m summits]]
[[Category:Coconino National Forest]]
[[Category:Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mesas of Arizona]]
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Wilson Mountain
| photo = Jim Thompson Trail Panorama.jpg
| photo_caption = South aspect
| elevation_ft = 7122
| elevation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/72049|title=Wilson Mountain - 7,122' AZ|website=listsofjohn.com|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| prominence_ft = 1422
| prominence_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| isolation_mi = 4.12
| isolation_ref =<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| parent_peak = East Pocket Knob (7,196 ft)<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
| etymology = Richard Wilson
| map = Arizona#USA
| map_caption = Location in Arizona
| map_size = 260
| label_position = bottom
| part_type = Protected area | part = [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]]
|country = United States
|state = [[Arizona]]
|region = [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino]]
|region_type = County
| range = [[Colorado Plateau]]<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3946|name=Wilson Mountain, Arizona|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|34.9177184|N|111.7511301|W|type:mountain_region:US-AZ_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=36290|name=Wilson Mountain|access-date=2024-05-09}}</ref>
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] ''Wilson Mountain''
| rock = [[Basalt]]<br />[[Coconino Sandstone]]<br />[[Schnebly Hill Formation]]
| age = [[Permian]]
| type = [[Mesa]]
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route = [[Scrambling]] ({{YDS|2+}})<ref name="listsofjohn"/>
}}
'''Wilson Mountain''' is a {{convert|7122|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} [[summit]] in [[Coconino County, Arizona]], United States.
==Description==
Wilson Mountain is located three miles north of [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]] in the [[Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness]], on land managed by [[Coconino National Forest]]. It is the highest peak in Sedona,<ref name=allsedona/> and second-highest in the wilderness.<ref name="listsofjohn"/> Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to [[Oak Creek (Arizona)|Oak Creek]] which is part of the [[Verde River]] watershed.<ref name="pb"/> [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2400.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above [[Oak Creek Canyon]] in one mile (1.6 km). The nearest higher neighbor is East Pocket Knob, 3.73 miles (6 km) to the north.<ref name="pb"/> Wilson Mountain is composed of light-colored [[Coconino Sandstone]] overlaying reddish [[Schnebly Hill Formation]], which is all capped by a layer of dark-gray basalt.<ref>Ivo Lucchitta, ''Hiking Arizona's Geology'', The Mountaineers Books, 2001, {{ISBN|9781594853067}}, p. 100.</ref> Hiking to the top via the Wilson Mountain Trail covers 5.6 miles (one-way) with 2,300 feet of elevation gain.<ref name=allsedona/><ref>[https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55438 Wilson Mountain Trail No. 10'', US Forest Service], Retrieved 2024-05-09.</ref>
==Etymology==
The Wilson Mountain and Wilson Canyon, which is on the mountain's southern slope, are named after Richard Wilson who was killed by a grizzly bear in the canyon in June 1885.<ref name=allsedona>[https://www.allsedona.com/mountains...Canyon,and provides excellent panoramic views. ''Wilson Mountain in Sedona Arizona'', Alltrips.com], Retrieved 2024-05-09.</ref> Wilson, a bear hunter, was unable to resist the temptation to shoot the large grizzly with a small rifle he had with him instead of his usual large caliber bear gun, which was being repaired. The bear was only wounded, and attacked Wilson, and his mauled body was found nine days later.<ref>David Earl Brown, ''The Last Grizzly and Other Southwestern Bear Stories'', 1988, University of Arizona Press, {{ISBN|9780816510672}}, p. 69–73.</ref> The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]].<ref name="gnis"/> Landforms officially named in association include Wilson Canyon, Lost Wilson Mountain, and First Bench of Wilson Mountain.
==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Wilson Mountain is located in a temperate [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid climate]] zone.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal| author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Hikers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
==See also==
* [[List of mountain peaks of Arizona]]
* {{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
==Gallery==
<div style="max-width: 450px;">
<gallery mode=slideshow>
File:Wilson Mountain, Arizona.jpg|SSW aspect, from airport
File:Midgely Bridge vista Sedona, Arizona.jpg|South aspect from Midgely Bridge on Highway 89A
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily...tates/Arizona/Coconino County/Wilson Mountain Wilson Mountain]
* Wilson Mountain Trail: [https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=55438 US Forest Service]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Wilson Mountain
| North = Sterling Canyon
| Northeast = [[Oak Creek Canyon]]
| East = [[Oak Creek (Arizona)|Oak Creek]]
| Southeast = [[Arizona State Route 89A|Highway 89A]]
| South = [[Sedona, Arizona|Sedona]]
| Southwest = [[Capitol Butte]]
| West = Soldier Pass
| Northwest = Lost Wilson Mountain
}}
[[Category:Mountains of Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountains of Coconino County, Arizona]]
[[Category:North American 2000 m summits]]
[[Category:Coconino National Forest]]
[[Category:Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mesas of Arizona]]
Okumaya devam et...