Mount Wilson is a mountain in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S. At 5,456 feet (1,663 m), it is the second highest point of the Black Mountains after Mount Perkins.[3]

Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson in December 2006
Highest point
Elevation	5,446 ft (1,660 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	3,205 ft (977 m)[2]
Coordinates	35°59′48″N 114°36′43″W[1]
Geography
Mount Wilson
Location	Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range	Black Mountains
Topo map	USGS Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson Wilderness is a 23,900-acre protected wilderness area centered around the mountain, established in 1990 under the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This desert wilderness includes eight miles of the Wilson Ridge and is surrounded by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.[4]

References

External links

• Mount Wilson Wilderness – Wilderness Connect
• "Mount Wilson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
• "Mount Wilson". SummitPost.org.
• Media related to Mount Wilson at Wikimedia Commons