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Tonto National Monument is a National Monument in the Superstition Mountains, in Gila County of central Arizona. The area lies on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion, an arid habitat with annual rainfall of about 16 inches (400 mm). [ 3 ]
The Tonto National Forest, encompassing 2,873,200 acres (1,162,700 ha; 11,627 km 2), is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the ninth largest national forest in the United States.
The Tonto Basin is Y-shaped at its headwaters. East are the Sierra Ancha range, part of the Mogollon Rim, and Tonto Creek draining from the northeast. West lies the Mazatzal Mountains and a ridgeline of hills on the north, the Limestone Hills on the south-side of the East Verde River; this is the water divide at the west of the Y-shape, a much shorter drainage basin, dwarfing the major upper ...
Tonto Basin is located in western Gila County at (33.839953, -111.284734), [3] in the valley of Tonto Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Salt Arizona State Route 188 passes through the community, leading southeast 49 miles (79 km) to Globe, the county seat, and north 30 miles (48 km) to Payson.
The lake covers much of the southern portion of the Tonto Basin, a low-lying area between the Sierra Ancha Mountains, Mazatzal Mountains (including Four Peaks), and the Superstition Mountains. State Route 188 travels along the shore of the lake for much of its length. Tonto National Monument is located 4 miles (6.4 km) from Roosevelt Dam. Parts ...
Tonto Creek is a 72.5-mile-long (116.7 km) [3] stream located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona on the north edge of the Tonto National Forest. The closest town, Payson, is 18 miles (29 km) away. Tonto Creek is a stream that flows year round, starting just below the Mogollon Rim, at the northern edge of Tonto National Forest.
Near the Salt River, the roadway turns to the northeast into Tonto National Forest. The highway runs over the Arizona Canal and past the Granite Reef Dam . The highway continues along the Salt River near its confluence with the Verde River and past Red Mountain .
Apache Lake is a popular recreation destination within the Tonto National Forest, which is the authority that manages the facilities located at the lake.The lake is located along the Apache Trail and a number of other hiking trails can be found in the area.