Arizona Gazetteer
Glassford Hill is a physical feature (summit) in Yavapai County. The primary coordinates for Glassford Hill places it within the AZ 86314 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Glassford Hill |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| History: | Named for Colonel William A. Glassford, who used this hill in the 1880's as a heliograph station for sending messages to Baker Butte and on to Fort Union, New Mexico. The feature was shown as 'Bald Mountain' on state and federal maps between 1903 and 1927. The Spanish explorers had called it 'Malpais Mountain' ('bad country'). During its use as a heliograph station, it was known as 'Mirror Mountain' (AZ-T101/p. 261). |
| County: | Yavapai County |
| Latitude: | 34.589322 |
| Longitude: | -112.3815639 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Glassford Hill: Glassford Hill.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Glassford Hill does not include property ownership information.
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