DESERT MOUNTAINS
“Nowhere on this planet is the desert As fascinating as it is in Arizona”

Superstition Mountain 5,059 feet
Famous for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine
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The Superstitions are most famous for the fabled "Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine" perhaps the most famous lost mine in American history.

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The steep, jagged volcanic mountains were formed over 29 million years ago. Animals like deer coyotes, pumas and bobcats live here, existing alongside birds, rodents, snakes, and other reptiles.

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According to the Apaches the Superstition Mountains are the gateway to hell.

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The Pima Indians famously feared the mountain that they believed guards an ancient storehouse of precious metals and treasures, and anyone who ventures forth to get the treasure is likely to die.

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The Superstitions were the backdrop for many early Cowboy Movies

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The Superstition Mountain Museum

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Covered Wagon at the museum

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Stage Coach at the museum

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At the museum

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Saloon at the museum

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Have your wedding at the museum's church

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A Wells Fargo stage coach stop

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Wells Fargo stage coach

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Boot Hill

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Four Peaks Mountain
7,659 feet at Brown's Peak
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The mountain is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness in the Tonto National Forest.

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4 Peaks from Saquaro Lake

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4 Peaks from Jerome, AZ

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4 Peaks from Flagstaff

The White Mountains
11,400 feet at Mt. Baldy
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The mountains are near the border with New Mexico.

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Much of the mountain range is a part of the Navajo Nation with within the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

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The mountains are drained to the south by several tributaries of the Salt River, and to the north by the Little Colorado River

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Red Mountain
7,968 feet in Mesa, Arizonaa
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Red Mountain, Mesa AZ

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Red Mountain and the Salt River, Mesa AZ

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The Salt River Wild Horses, Mesa AZ

Camelback Mountain
2,706 feet in Phoenix, Arizona
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See the reclining camel?

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Camelback at sunset from Mesa

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Camelback's Praying Monk

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The Praying Monk of Camelback Mountain

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Homes on Camelback Mountain

Pinaccle Peak Mountain
3,173 feet in Scottsdale, Arizona
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Pinnacle Peak Mtn and our apartment (3rd floor)

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Pinnacle Peak Mountain

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Pinnacle Peak Mountain at daybreak

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Pinnacle Peak Mountain evening

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Pinnacle Peak Mountain at night

Troon Mountain - 3,478 feet
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Troon Mountain



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