⛰️ Piestewa Peak

United States · Americas · 33.55°N, 112.02°W

Piestewa Peak, at 2,610 feet (796 m) is the second highest point in the Phoenix Mountains, after Camelback Mountain, and the third highest in the city of Phoenix, Arizona. It is located in the Piestewa Peak Recreation Area within the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, near Piestewa Freeway. Piestewa Peak is named in honor of Army Spc. Lori Ann Piestewa, the first known Native American woman to die in combat in the U.S. military, and the first female soldier to be killed in action in the 2003 Iraq War.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Elevation	unknown
Coordinates (approx.)	33.55°N, 112.02°W · view on map

Piestewa Peak in United States, in Americas. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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