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One of many petroglyphs in South Mountain Park. Dobbins Lookout is the highest point accessible by trail at 2,330 feet (710 meters). Alta Ridge is the ridge on the eastern end of Maricopa peak. Telegraph Pass is the gap between South Mountain to the east and Goat Hill to the West. Fat Man's Pass is located on the National Trail and is a rock ...
South Mountain Park preserves in a natural state a mountainous area of 16,283 acres (65.89 km 2) or approximately 25.5 sq mi (66 km 2) of native desert vegetation. Originally called Phoenix Mountain Park, it was formed in 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge sold its initial 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ) to the city of Phoenix for $17,000.
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The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Arizona, ordered by height.. Entries in bold indicate the peak is the highest point in its respective county.. Entries with a † indicate the peak has a low topographic prominence and may be considered a subpeak to a higher nearby summit.
The Phoenix Mountains Preserve (sometimes called the Phoenix Mountain Preserve) is a group of parks located among the Phoenix Mountains in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.. The Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area (better known as Piestewa Peak; formerly Squaw Peak), the first of these parks to be preserved, has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pri
Throughout the Phoenix Basin, many other petroglyphs sites are present, indicating a rich history of the Hohokam and strong connections with the land. The petroglyphs in the South Mountain and Phoenix area were used for ritual practices including South Mountain, Deer Valley, and Hayden Butte. The Leonard Monti Trail in the Hayden Butte Preserve ...
Dyers Pass: South Island: c.330 Evans Pass: South Island: c.200 Gebbies Pass: South Island: 150 Haast Pass: South Island: 562 Hilltop: South Island: 555 Hope Saddle: South Island: 634 Island Saddle: South Island: 1,347 (Highest alpine pass (gravel)) Jollie's Pass (Canterbury) South Island: N/A Jollies Pass (Southland) South Island: N/A Lewis ...
Generally speaking, the entire Phoenix Mountain structure is an exposed remnant of northeast-striking Proterozoic low-grade metamorphic rock that is thought to be nearly 12-km thick. The first deposits from 1.7 Gya were in an oceanic volcanic arc setting which gradually changed to sub-aerial volcanic and near-shore deposits.