Fremont Peak (Arizona) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fremont Peak
Doyle Peak and Fremont Peak (right) from the east side of Agassiz Peak
Highest point
Elevation	11,973 ft (3,649 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	615 ft (187 m)
Parent peak	Agassiz Peak
Geography
Fremont Peak Location in Arizona
Location	Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent range	San Francisco Peaks
Topo map	USGS Humphreys Peak
Geology
Volcanic field	San Francisco volcanic field
Climbing
Easiest route	From Doyle Saddle

Fremont Peak is in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona. The peak, named in honor John C. Frémont (1813–1890), a civil war general who served as the territorial governor of Arizona from 1878-1882. The peak is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest.

Fremont offers the best year round views of the south from any high point in the San Francisco Peaks. It can be seen from Flagstaff, Arizona as the pointy peak on the right.

View through a grove of Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine growing on the south slope of Fremont Peak, Flagstaff is visible in the background