Boundary Cone
Landform in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S.
title: "Boundary Cone" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["volcanic-plugs-of-arizona", "mountains-of-arizona", "religious-places-of-the-indigenous-peoples-of-north-america", "landforms-of-mohave-county,-arizona", "mountains-of-mohave-county,-arizona", "volcanoes-of-arizona", "sacred-mountains-of-the-united-states"] description: "Landform in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S." topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_Cone" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Landform in Mohave County, Arizona, U.S. ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boundary Cone |
| photo | Boundary Cone from Mohave Valley 1.jpg |
| photo_caption | View of Boundary Cone from Mohave Valley, on the Colorado River |
| map | Arizona#USA |
| map_caption | none |
| map_size | 180 |
| location | Mohave County, Arizona, U.S |
| elevation_ft | 3432 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence | 750 ft |
| prominence_ref | |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | USGS Boundary Cone |
| range | Black Mountains |
| type | volcanic neck |
| easiest_route | from Oatman, Arizona |
| :: |
| name = Boundary Cone | photo = Boundary Cone from Mohave Valley 1.jpg | photo_caption = View of Boundary Cone from Mohave Valley, on the Colorado River | map = Arizona#USA | map_caption = none | map_size = 180 | location = Mohave County, Arizona, U.S | elevation_ft = 3432 | elevation_ref = | prominence = 750 ft | prominence_ref = | coordinates = | range_coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS Boundary Cone | range = Black Mountains | type = volcanic neck | easiest_route = from Oatman, Arizona
Boundary Cone is a geologic promontory located in the western foothills of the Black Mountains in Mohave County, Arizona. The peak is to the east of the Mohave Valley, northeast of Needles, California, and southeast of Bullhead City. The peak is about 4 mi southwest of the mountain community of Oatman and 12 mi east of the Colorado River.
History
Several Indigenous peoples attach religious and cultural significance to Boundary Cone as well as much of the surrounding landscape. In March 2006, the Bureau of Land Management determined and the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office concurred that Boundary Cone is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as a property of traditional, religious, and cultural importance to several Indigenous tribes.
Boundary Cone was a prominent landmark for early travelers in this region.
File:Fort Mojave Res.JPG|Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, with Boundary Cone in distance File:Mohave Valley 1.jpg|Mohave Valley, with Boundary Cone at right
References
References
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- Chronic, Halka. (1983). "Roadside Geology of Arizona".
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- [http://www.achp.gov/FedRegisterNotice.html Federal Register Notice regarding Boundary Cone] {{Webarchive. link. (2010-09-17 , October 8, 2008. This article incorporates [[public domain]] text from this official [[United States government]] document.)
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