Weavers Needle

Weavers Needle is a 1,000-foot-high column of rock that forms a distinctive peak visible for many miles around. Located in the Superstition Mountains east of , Weavers Needle was created when a thick layer of tuff —a volcanic plug—was heavily eroded, creating the spire as an erosional remnant with a summit elevation of 4,555 feet.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,281 feet
  • Description: natural rock formation in the Superstition Mountains
  • Also known as: Weaver’s Needle

Weavers Needle

Latitude
33.43319° or 33° 25′ 60″ north
Longitude
-111.37085° or 111° 22′ 15″ west
Elevation
4,281 feet (1,305 metres)
Open location code
855CCJMH+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 433565151
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5320062
Wiki­data ID
Q9371825
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Weavers Needle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Weavers Needle
  • German: Weavers Needle
  • Ladin: Weaver’s Needle
  • Polish: Weaver’s Needle
  • Urdu: ویویرز نیڈل

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