Wilderness area

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness is a 97,880-acre wilderness area in Yuma County, Arizona. It rises from about 1,130 to 3,216 ft. The nearest town is Sunwest, 8.9 miles away in a straight line.

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness
Photo: Kevin Dooley from Chander, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness map

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

Common questions

Sunwest, AZ is the nearest town, 8.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 75 miles west of Phoenix.
The highest ground in Eagletail Mountains Wilderness is about 3,216 ft, and its lowest about 1,130 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Eagletail Peak, about 3,216 ft.

Who manages Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 97,880 Not on record Not on record Not on record Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office, 928-317-3200

Getting to Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

  • Sunwest, AZ is the nearest town, 8.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
  • The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 75 miles west of Phoenix.
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Interstate 10, Salome Road, Harquahala Valley Road, Centennial Road, Courthouse Road, Pipeline Road.
  • High-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended on the access roads.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Eagletail Mountains Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Eagletail Mountains Wilderness

  • Eagletail Peak summit about 3,216 ft
  • Courthouse Rock summit about 2,804 ft
  • Anvil Mountain summit about 2,769 ft
  • Indian Spring spring
  • Willow Spring spring
  • Dead Deer Tank lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

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