Four Peaks Wilderness
Four Peaks Wilderness is a 60,773-acre wilderness area in Maricopa County, Arizona. It rises from about 1,548 to 7,633 ft. The nearest town is Roosevelt, 6.7 miles away in a straight line.
Four Peaks Wilderness map
Four Peaks Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
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
- Roosevelt, AZ is the nearest town, 6.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Four Peaks Wilderness is about 7,633 ft, and its lowest about 1,548 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Browns Peak, about 7,633 ft.
Who manages Four Peaks Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 60,773 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Mesa Ranger District, 480-610-3300 |
Getting to Four Peaks Wilderness
- Roosevelt, AZ is the nearest town, 6.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at Four Peaks Wilderness
- Soldier Camp Trailhead (inside the boundary, 3,338 ft), at 33.6346, -111.4054 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Cane Springs Trailhead (0.01 mi outside the boundary, 2,886 ft), at 33.6295, -111.3787
- Lone Pine Saddle Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 5,713 ft), at 33.7059, -111.3373
- Cottonwood Camp Trailhead (0.08 mi outside the boundary, 1,905 ft), at 33.6234, -111.4479
- Mud Springs Th (0.25 mi outside the boundary, 4,435 ft), at 33.7016, -111.3622
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-az.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Four Peaks Wilderness
- Browns Peak summit
- Four Peaks summit
- Ziltadin Mountain summit
- Cane Spring Canyon canyon
- Seucito Canyon canyon
- Four Peaks Spring Number Two spring
- Amethyst Spring spring
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.
Public lands next to Four Peaks Wilderness
- National forestFour Peaks Wilderness lies inside Tonto National Forest.
- Wilderness areaSuperstition Wilderness is 0.7 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Arizona
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=193 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n34w112/USGS_1_n34w112.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_AZ_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_04.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)