# Elephants Tooth

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Landform in Mohave County, Arizona

For the cactus, see [Coryphantha elephantidens](/source/Coryphantha_elephantidens).

Elephants Tooth East aspect Highest point Elevation 3,666 ft (1,117 m)[1] Prominence 266 ft (81 m)[1] Parent peak Peak 4421[2] Isolation 0.61 mi (0.98 km)[2] Coordinates 35°01′29″N 114°22′17″W / 35.0247249°N 114.3713473°W / 35.0247249; -114.3713473[3] Geography Elephants Tooth Location in Arizona Show map of Arizona Elephants Tooth Elephants Tooth (the United States) Show map of the United States Country United States State Arizona County Mohave Parent range Black Mountains[1] Topo map USGS Mount Nutt Geology Rock age Miocene to Oligocene Mountain type Volcanic plug[4] Rock type Rhyolite[4]

**Elephants Tooth** is a 3,666-foot-elevation (1,117 m) [pillar](/source/Pillar_(landform)) in [Mohave County](/source/Mohave_County%2C_Arizona), [Arizona](/source/Arizona), United States.

## Description

Elephants Tooth is situated in the [Black Mountains](/source/Black_Mountains_(Arizona)), 0.7 mile east of the community of [Oatman](/source/Oatman%2C_Arizona) and rising nearly 1,000 feet above it. The landmark is a rhyolitic intrusion of Miocene to Oligocene age surrounded by darker rock of dacitic lava.[5] This geological feature lies within the [Colorado River](/source/Colorado_River) [drainage basin](/source/Drainage_basin), with the river approximately 14 miles to the west.[1] In 1902, Ben Taddock discovered gold flecks and nuggets in the vicinity of Elephants Tooth, and by 1907 the mine that sprang up there had produced $3 million.[6] The toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]

## Climate

According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, Elephants Tooth is located in the hot [arid climate](/source/Arid_climate) zone of the [Mojave Desert](/source/Mojave_Desert).[7] Temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C) are not uncommon during the summer months. In contrast, freezing temperatures and strong winds are not uncommon in the winter, as well as precipitation such as rain and snow. Annual average precipitation is two to six inches.

## Gallery

## See also

- [List of mountains in the United States](/source/List_of_mountains_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pb_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pb_1-3) ["Elephants Tooth, Arizona"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=155026). *Peakbagger.com*. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-listsofjohn_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-listsofjohn_2-1) ["Elephants Tooth - 3,666' AZ"](https://listsofjohn.com/peak/77264). *Lists of John*. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_3-1) ["Elephants Tooth"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/4403). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior). Retrieved April 2, 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Barnes_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Barnes_4-1) Will Croft Barnes, *Arizona Place Names*, University of Arizona Press, 2016, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780816534951](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780816534951), p. 143.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Elephant Tooth near Oatman, Arizona*](https://azgs.arizona.edu/photo/elephant-tooth-near-oatman-arizona), Arizona Geological Survey, arizona.edu, Retrieved April 2, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Allen A. Dutton, *Arizona Then & Now*, Big Earth Publishing, 2002, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781565794351](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781565794351), p. 33.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Peel_7-0)** Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". *Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci*. **11**. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1027-5606](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1027-5606).

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Elephant’s Tooth](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elephant%E2%80%99s_Tooth).

- Weather: [Elephants Tooth](https://peakvisor.com/peak/elephants-tooth-40jqyd.html)

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