▁met ro ▁area ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁snow - cover ed ▁pe aks . ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁am eth yst ▁mine ▁that ▁produces ▁top - grade ▁am eth yst . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁four ▁distinct ▁pe aks ▁of ▁a ▁north – s outh ▁r idge ▁forming ▁the ▁mass if ' s ▁sum mit . ▁The ▁northern most ▁peak ▁is ▁named ▁Brown ' s ▁Pe ak ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁at ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁Mar ic op a ▁County . ▁The ▁remaining ▁summ its ▁are ▁un named , ▁and ▁from ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁are ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁elev ation . ▁ ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁W ilder ness ▁The ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁W ilder ness , ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁covers ▁ 6 0 , 7 4 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land . ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁diverse ▁variety ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁animals ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁quick ▁change ▁of ▁elev ation ▁in ▁the ▁range . ▁Brown ' s ▁Tra il , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁W ilder ness , ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁tall est ▁peak ▁and ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁black ▁be ars , ▁ring - ta iled ▁c ats , ▁sk unks , ▁and ▁co y otes . ▁The ▁Four ▁Pe aks ▁W ilder ness ▁contains ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Tra il , ▁ ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁difficult