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Courthouse Rock

Courthouse Rock

6.65km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The Eagletail Mountains are a rugged and remote range in Central Arizona between Phoenix and Quartzite. The range is named for its’ highest mountain, the technical Eagletail Peak with twin summit spires looking like a pair of namesake Eagle Feathers. The infrequently visited range and wilderness area has a few other technical summits, with the most popular by far being Courthouse Rock.

Little Harquahala Mountains

Little Harquahala Mountains

36.63km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The Little Harquahala Mountains are a small, arid, low-elevation mountain range of western-central Arizona, in the southeast of La Paz County.The region is in the Basin and Range and three mountain ranges are in a parallel, northwest-by-southeast-trending thrust belt, with two intervening valleys. The Little Harquahala Range borders the second valley and third mountain range, the McMullen Valley and Harquahala Mountains, on their southwest borders.

McMullen Valley

McMullen Valley

41.57km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The McMullen Valley is the southeast border of the range, and is traversed by U.S. Route 60. It is one of the iconic attraction in this area and also there are so many things to do.

Harquahala Mountain

Harquahala Mountain

44.79km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The 22,880-acre Harquahala Mountains Wilderness lies in Maricopa and La Paz counties, 80 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. It contains part of one of western Arizona's largest desert mountain ranges. The 5,691-foot- high Harquahala Peak, the highest point in southwest Arizona, provides a breathtaking panorama of surrounding desert and distant mountain ranges. Hikers, backpackers, wildlife observers and photographers will find many recreation opportunities here.

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

46.29km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is located in Arizona, northeast of Yuma and southeast of Quartzsite. The refuge, established in 1939 to protect desert bighorn sheep, encompasses over 665,400 acres of the Yuma Desert region of the Sonoran Desert. Broad, gently sloping foothills as well as the sharp, needlepoint peaks of the Kofa Mountains are found in the rugged refuge. The small, widely scattered waterholes attract a surprising number of water birds for a desert area.

New Water Mountains Wilderness

New Water Mountains Wilderness

56.33km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The New Water Mountains is a mountain range in southwestern Arizona. The range is on the northern border of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge as well as the northern Kofa Mountains. Featuring towering canyons, sparse vegetation, and a large volcanic butte, New Water Mountains Wilderness is the place to be for RV lovers in Arizona who are seeking solitude.The terrain inside New Water Mountains Wilderness is mostly that seen in Sonoran Desert areas.

Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness

Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness

68.04km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The 25,050-acre Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness is located about 82 miles northwest of Phoenix. A lot of Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness is prime real estate for desert bighorn sheep, mountain lion, bobcat, mule deer, Gila monster and desert tortoise, but there's also a 3,500-acre island of cut-off interior chaparral habitat on the north side of that upper ridge.

La Posa Plain

La Posa Plain

76.28km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The La Posa Plain is a wide, generally flat plain in western Arizona near the Colorado River and is on the west and northwest border of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. The plain lies to the east of the Colorado River Indian Reservation and east of the Dome Rock and Trigo Mountains. Quartzsite, Arizona, lies on the western part of the plain, which crosses both Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 95.

Park Place RV Park

Park Place RV Park

80.47km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

This is a camping park and a caravan park and it offers convenience, comfort, and high-quality living. They offer a long-term or short-term family friendly and pet friendly parks, and oil field works are welcome. They have cabins and 260 RV sites with 30 or 50 amp hookups. Enjoy the sparkling pool, free Wi-fi and cable in our beautiful gated communities in Odessa or Kermit, TX.

White Tank Mountain Regional Park

White Tank Mountain Regional Park

81.14km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The White Tank Mountain Regional Park is a large regional park located in west-central Maricopa County, Arizona. Encompassing 29,271 acres of desert and mountain landscape, it is the largest regional park in the county. The bulk of the White Tank Mountains range is located within the park's boundaries.

Arizona Peace Trail

Arizona Peace Trail

81.51km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The Arizona Peace Trail is a new 675-mile long looped OHV Adventure Trail which links Mojave, La Paz, and Yuma Counties in western Arizona.It reaches from Yuma to Kingman and back and contains a variety of climates and difficulties for all sorts of off-road enthusiasts.

Hi Jolly's Tomb

Hi Jolly's Tomb

83.32km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

This is a grave located at Quartzsite, Arizona, United States, marking the grave of Hi Jolly, a Syrian-born camel driver brought to the United States in 1856 to drive camels for the US Cavalry. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Castle Dome Mine Museum

Castle Dome Mine Museum

83.67km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

A majestic museum, which offers an authentic look back in time with the preservation and restoration of Castle Dome City. It is the longest worked mining district in Arizona. Walking through this ghost town that has over 50 weather-beaten buildings, will make you feel as if you are a part of history. The museum houses artifacts dug up from over 300 mines within the Castle Dome District and each tells a story about the mine’s history.

East Cactus Plain Wilderness

East Cactus Plain Wilderness

89.14km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The 14,630-acre East Cactus Plain Wilderness is about 10 miles north of Bouse, Arizona in La Paz County. The wilderness includes the eastern third of the Cactus Plain. It is dominated by an intricate crescent dune topography and dense dunescrub vegetation known only from this area in Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

Cunningham Mountain

Cunningham Mountain

90.69km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

The Cunningham Mountains are a small mountain range on the southeastern coast of Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. The Cunningham Mountains are part of the Devon Ice Cap which forms part of the Arctic Cordillera mountain range. A good trekking destiantion and also there are so many things to see and do here.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park

92.16km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium is a 215-acre zoo and aquarium in Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States, near Phoenix. The zoo specializes in African and South American animals and has Arizona's largest collection of exotic animals. It has a 0.6 miles "safari train", a boat ride through the Australian habitat, a tram through another segment of the African habitat, and several amusement-oriented rides.it also has an aquarium with a total tank volume of 180,000 US gallons

Alamo Lake State Park

Alamo Lake State Park

94.02km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Alamo Lake State Park is located about 37 miles north of Wenden and offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation opportunities in the Bill Williams River Valley. It features camping facilities and attracts wildlife enthusiasts, as the park is home to numerous wildlife species including the bald eagle. The park's remoteness and distance from cities also makes it a destination for stargazing, as is the darkest sky state park in Arizona.

Alamo Lake State Park

Alamo Lake State Park

97.14km from Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Alamo Lake State Park is one of the best places to fish for bass in Arizona. The crystal clear lake is surrounded by mountainous terrain speckled with brush, wildflowers and cacti making for a visually pleasing experience. The park has good wildlife viewing opportunities, and you may spot a bald or golden eagle.

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Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness is about 65 mi west of Phoenix with an area of 100,600-acre. The wilderness is of moderate size, with the Eagletail Mountains forming its northeast perimeter, and the much shorter Cemetery Ridge section, forming its southwest border. It covers nearly all of the Eagletail Mountains and the plains on its southwest. A good trekking destination and also there are so many challenging routes too.