The Hualapai Mountains are a mountain range located in Mohave County, east of Kingman, Arizona. Rising up to 8,417 feet at its highest peak, the higher elevations of the Hualapai Mountains support Madrean Sky Island habitats, and are host to a plethora of unique flora and fauna in a wide range of microclimates, high above the surrounding Mojave Desert. Etymology Pronounced: "wah-lah-pie" Meaning of "Hualapai" in Hualapai language: "People of the tall Pines". English spelling: Walapai Spanish spelling: Hualapai Most used spelling: Hualapai, though both are acceptable Other names for Hualapai Mountain: Mojave language: Amat 'Avii Kahuwaaly Geography The Hualapai Mountain range is located in the central portion of the Basin and Range Province of the southwestern United States, and along the western-most extension of the Arizona Transition Zone (or "Central Highlands" of Arizona). Summits The most notable peaks in the Hualapai Mountain Range include: Hualapai Peak () is the highest peak in the range, as well as the highest point in Mohave County. Hayden Peak () is the second highest peak in the range, and is the site of a communications tower, which is gated and is not accessible to the public. Aspen Peak () is among the most visited of the 8,000-foot peaks in the range, and is located within the Hualapai Mountain County Park. Small stands of quaking aspen grow near its summit, giving the upper portion of the mountain an autumn display amidst a sea of tall evergreens. Dean Peak () is the northern-most of the notable peaks in this range, and is named after the Dean Mine and its discoverer William Dean. who discovered rich gold and silver-sulfide ore there. Wabayuma Peak () is located in the southern portion of the range, and is in the boundary of the Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Area, consisting of 40,000 acres managed by the Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office. Other notable peaks Getz Peak is located directly to the north of the Hualapai County Park Ranger Station, and is the site of multiple communications towers, which are also gated, and not accessible to the public. Watershed tributaries The Hualapai Mountain range extends into both the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basin watersheds. North-western flanks of the range flow into the Hualapai Valley (Hualapai Wash), north to Lake Mead. Southwest flanks flow into Sacramento Valley (Sacramento Wash), flowing south to the Colorado River crossing at Topock, AZ. Eastern