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Introducing Arizona Mount BangsMount Bangs
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This large expanse of land is a region of stunning natural beauty. Kaibab
Kaibab
Plateau
In Arizona’s southwest corner lies the hostile, but eerily beautiful, ShivwitsShivwits MountMount Plateau
GrandGrand
Sonoran desert. Its boundaries are occupied by the cities of Tucson PlateauPlateau TrumbullTrumbull CanyonCanyon NORTHERN ARIZONA
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and Phoenix, the state’s biggest city and its economic center. NationalNational Colorado River Colorado River
To the north, the landscape changes, rising through high desert Grand ParkPark North Marble Canyon Marble Canyon SOUTHERN ARIZONA
Grand
North
Canyon
plateaus toward forests, canyons, and mountains. Canyon Grand Canyon Rim
Rim
Grand Canyon
National
National
Here, the city of Flagstaff and the picturesque G r a n d Wa s h C l i f f s Park Grand CanyonGrand Canyon South
South
Park
VillageVillage
Rim
mountain towns of Sedona and Jerome attract Rim
thousands of visitors. The state’s most famous sight Red C o c o n i n 0 kilometers 100
C o c o n i n o o
Red
is the Grand Canyon (see pp62–7), which draws Lake P l a t e a Four Corners 0 miles 50
P l a t e a u u
Lake
millions of tourists to Arizona every year. Bla ck Mountains Mount TiptonMount Tipton Region
G r a n d Wa s h C l i f f s
2179m2179m (see pp160–85)
PeachPeach Humphreys PeakHumphreys Peak
SpringsSprings 3851m3851m
SeligmanSeligman AshAsh
Cerbat Mountains
Cerbat Mountains
ForkFork ChambersChambers SandersSanders
KingmanKingman WilliamsWilliams
Bla ck Mountains
BullheadBullhead OatmanOatman Bill WilliamsBill Williams FlagstaffFlagstaff JosephJoseph
CityCity Hualapai PeakHualapai Peak Mohon PeakMohon Peak MountainMountain WinslowWinslow CityCity
2821m2821m
2566m2566m 2286m2286m Mormon Lake Petrified ForestPetrified Forest
Mormon Lake
Burro Creek JeromeJerome Hutch MountainHutch Mountain
Burro Creek
SedonaSedona
ValleyValley
YuccaYucca Aquarius Mountains ChinoChino ClarkdaleClarkdale HolbrookHolbrook National ParkNational Park
Chevelon Creek
Clear Creek
Mohave
Mohave CottonwoodCottonwood 2601m2601m Clear Creek
LakeLake Mountains PrescottPrescott Camp VerdeCamp Verde Chevelon Creek SnowflakeSnowflake
Mountains
HavasuHavasu Santa Maria Silver Creek ConchoConcho St JohnsSt Johns
Aquarius Mountains
Santa Maria
CityCity Baker ButteBaker Butte
River
River
MayerMayer 2462m2462m
Hualapai Mountains
Hualapai Mountains
Silver Creek
Bill Williams River
Bill Williams River
PaysonPayson Show LowShow Low Greens PeakGreens Peak
ARIZONAARIZONA
3089m3089m
LakesideLakeside
Colorado River
Colorado River Mountains WickenburgWickenburg Mazatzal McNaryMcNary EagarEagar
Buckskin
Buckskin
Mountains
Harcuvar
Harcuvar
Mazatzal
The distinctive buttes of Cathedral Rock overlooking a fishing Mountains Aztec PeakAztec Peak WhiteriverWhiteriver Baldy PeakBaldy Peak EscudillaEscudilla
Mountains
Mountains
Vulture
Vulture
McDowellMcDowell
lake at Red Rock crossing near Sedona Bouse Wash Mountains Mountains MorristownMorristown MountainsMountains 2345m2345m Salt River 3476m3476m MountainMountain
Harquahala
Harquahala
3174m3174m
Mountains
Mountains
Dome Rock Mountains
Salt River
Bouse Wash
Getting Around QuartzsiteQuartzsite Mountains Big Horn PeakBig Horn Peak Sun CitySun City ScottsdaleScottsdale Black River Fort ApacheFort Apache
1061m1061m
Phoenix is a major hub for international and Dome Rock Mountains Signal PeakSignal Peak GlendaleGlendale PhoenixPhoenix ApacheApache Claypool
Black River
Claypool GlobeGlobe
domestic flights. Driving, however, is the preferred 1487m1487m Mountains BuckeyeBuckeye MesaMesa JunctionJunction San CarlosSan Carlos
MiamiMiami
option, and Arizona has a good network of well- Kofa GuadalupeGuadalupe TempeTempe SuperiorSuperior
Eagletail
Kofa
Eagletail
Mountains
maintained highways. Northern Arizona is bisected Mountains Gila Mountains
Mountains
by I-40, I-8, and I-10 cut across the south; I-17 is the Castle Dome PeakCastle Dome Peak Gila BendGila Bend Gila FlorenceFlorence MorenciMorenci
MountainsMountains
Gila
main north-south artery. Amtrak operates two train 1155m1155m HaydenHayden CliftonClifton
Gila Mountains
services that cross Arizona, and Greyhound buses SonoranSonoran Gila BendGila Bend Casa GrandeCasa Grande CoolidgeCoolidge WinkelmanWinkelman PimaPima ThatcherThatcher
run regular services to Arizona from major cities SaffordSafford DuncanDuncan
across the US. YumaYuma WelltonWellton Table TopTable Top EloyEloy MammothMammoth Pinaleno Mountains
Mount GrahamMount Graham
1333m1333m
3267m3267m
SomertonSomerton DesertDesert Sand TankSand Tank OracleOracle San ManuelSan Manuel
San LuisSan Luis MountainsMountains Bassett PeakBassett Peak
Pinaleno Mountains
MaranaMarana MountMount 2336m2336m
Sauceda
AjoAjo Sauceda LemmonLemmon
2791m2791m
Saguaro
Saguaro
Mountains
Key Organ Pipe Mountains National TucsonTucson WillcoxWillcox
Organ Pipe
National
Gila Mountains
Gila Mountains
Cactus
Park
Highway Cactus Park South TucsonSouth Tucson
National
National
Chiricahua Mountains
Chiricahua Mountains
Major road Monument BensonBenson
Monument
Minor road KeystoneKeystone SahuaritaSahuarita Mount GlennMount Glenn
Kartchner
SellsSells Kartchner 2292m2292m
PeakPeak
Caverns State
Main railroad 1892m1892m Caverns State ChiricahuaChiricahua
Park
Ajo Range
Ajo Range
Baboquivari PeakBaboquivari Peak GreenGreen Park PeakPeak
International border 2357m2357m Sierrita Mountains ValleyValley TombstoneTombstone 2986m2986m
State border TubacTubac Sierra VistaSierra Vista
Mormon
Mormon
Lake
Summit Lake Miller PeakMiller Peak BisbeeBisbee
2885m2885m
NogalesNogales DouglasDouglas
Sierrita Mountains
Skyscrapers dominate the skyline of
Downtown Phoenix
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