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Mazatzal Mountains

2018-08-07T01:47:25Z

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[[File:Mazaztal Peaks.jpg|thumb|370px|East side of the Mazatzal Mountains, March 2010]]
[[File:4 Peaks with snow.jpg|thumb|Four Peaks with a snow dusting, from the [http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/preserve McDowell Sonoran Preserve], Scottsdale. January 2016]]
The '''Mazatzal Mountains''' (MAH-zaht-ZAL, locally Ma-tuh-ZEL) are a mountain range in south central [[Arizona]], about 30–45 miles northeast of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]. The origin of the name remains obscure but one possibility is that it is from the [[Aztec]] language meaning "place of the deer". The crest of the Mazatzals forms the county line between [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] and [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]. [[Arizona State Route 87|SR 87]], the [[Beeline Highway (Arizona)|Beeline Highway]], traverses the Mazatzals on its way to [[Payson, Arizona|Payson]]. The highest peak is Mazatzal Peak at {{convert|7903|ft|m|0}}. They also include the [[Four Peaks]], with elevation 7,659 ft, 2,334 m; a prominent mountain and landmark of the eastern Phoenix area.

The [[Mazatzal Wilderness]] Area protects {{convert|252500|acre|km2}} of the [[Tonto National Forest|Tonto]] and [[Coconino National Forest|Coconino National forests]]. Established in 1940 and expanded to its present size in 1984, elevations range from {{convert|2100|ft|m}} at Sheep Bridge in the southwest to {{convert|7903|ft|m}} on Mazatzal Peak.

The eastern side of the wilderness consists of brush- or pine-covered mountains, sometimes broken by narrow, vertical-walled canyons. On its west side below the steep brush-covered foothills, the [[Verde River]] flows through the [[Sonoran Desert]]. The Verde was designated by the U.S. Congress as Arizona's one of the two [[Wild and Scenic River]]s in 1984.

==Great Unconformity, Mazatzal Wilderness region==
[[File:Four Peaks, Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona.jpg|thumb|right|The Four Peaks in the Mazatzal Mountains]]
At [[Pine, Arizona|Pine]], on [[Arizona State Route 87]], at the northeast region of the [[Mazatzal Wilderness]], north terminus of the Mazatzal Mountains, the route traverses the contact between two important geologic units. The horizontally laid [[Tapeats Sandstone]],<ref>Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' p. 172.</ref> (common areal extent in [[Grand Canyon]]), was deposited on [[Precambrian]] granite, the [[Zoroaster Granite]]. The time between the erosion of the lower unit and deposition of the horizontal sandstone above, is about 1 billion years-(1,000 million years), and is named the [[Great Unconformity]]. Besides its occurrence in the Grand Canyon, it is also found west, in the [[Las Vegas Valley (landform)|Las Vegas Valley]], at [[Frenchman Mountain]]. The Zoroaster Granite and other granites, were intruded into the major unit of the [[Vishnu Schist]], the basement paleo unit found in the Inner Gorge region of the Grand Canyon. The neighboring [[Sierra Ancha]] range has another occurrence of the Great Unconformity, with a sandstone unit that is an analogue of the Tapeats Sandstone.

The Arizona 87 highway section south of Pine is where the north Mazatzal Mountains merge into the western region of the [[Mogollon Rim]], as the Rim continues northwest into the [[Oak Creek Canyon]] region.

== Riparian Zones ==
Verde River

[[File:Horseshoe Reservoir on Verde River.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:East Fork Verde River.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

Sycamore Creek

[[File:Sycamore Creek.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Hiking Trails ==
Barnhardt Trail #43 - North East corner just south of Payson, AZ. 4 miles of unpaved road to reach trail entrance.

[[File:Barnhardt Trail -43.jpg|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Mazatzal Barnhardt Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

Ballantine Trail #283 - East on 87 north of Fountain Hills, AZ. Unpaved Parking Lot, right off of Highway.

[[File:Ballantine Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Ballantine Trail 5 miles in.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Mazatzal Flora Diversity ==
[[File:4 Peaks Flora.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 2.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:Ballantine Trail 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 4.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 5.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Animals ==
[[File:4 Peaks Gila Monster.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Tarantula .jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 peak queen butterflies on button bush.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:GREATER SHORT-HORNED LIZARD.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Cecrops silkmoth in Mazatzal.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Canyon Treefrog in Mazatzal.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Mazatzal Landmark Mount Ord.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatlan Landmark Lion Mountain.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatzal Landmark Mazatzal Peak.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Waterfalls ==
[[File:4 Peak Waterfall 1.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Waterfall 2.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatzal Waterfall 3.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== References==
{{reflist}}

* Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' c. 1983, 23rd printing, Mountain Press Publishing Co. 322 pages. pp. 229–232-(''AZ 87, Pine — Mesa''), pp. 171–175.

== Sources and external links ==
{{commons category|Mazatzal Mountains}}
* [http://hikearizona.com/location_g.php?QX=510 Mazatzal Wilderness Hikes] at HikeArizona.COM
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/wilderness/wilderness-mazatzal-index.shtml Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at USFS
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=347 Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at wilderness.net
* [http://www.keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/12th/Arizona/cox_et_al.pdf GEOLOGY OF THE MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL ARIZONA]
* [http://www.trails.com/activity.aspx?area=11911 Mazatzal Mountains & Wilderness Area Hiking]

{{Mountains of Arizona}}

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[[Category:Arizona transition zone mountain ranges]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Yavapai County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Gila County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Arizona]]

Mazatzal Mountains

2016-02-08T03:56:01Z

Matrixupgrade: Adding More useful information for hikers. Organized Some Images that can be used. Like greater short horned Lizard.. I got a lot of images for Maztzal. Don't want to clutter up, but if you're looking for one let me know. Good day to show off Mazatzal.

[[File:Mazaztal Peaks.jpg|thumb|370px|East side of the Mazatzal Mountains, March 2010]]
[[File:4 Peaks with snow.jpg|thumb|Four Peaks with a snow dusting, from the [http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/preserve McDowell Sonoran Preserve], Scottsdale. January 2016]]
The '''Mazatzal''' (MAH-zaht-ZAL, locally Ma-ta-ZEL) '''Mountains''' are a mountain range in south central [[Arizona]], about 30–45 miles northeast of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]. The origin of the name remains obscure but one possibility is that it is from the [[Aztec]] language meaning "place of the deer". The crest of the Mazatzals forms the county line between [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] and [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]. [[Arizona State Route 87|SR 87]], the [[Beeline Highway (Arizona)|Beeline Highway]], traverses the Mazatzals on its way to [[Payson, Arizona|Payson]]. The highest peak is Mazatzal Peak at {{convert|7903|ft|m|0}}. They also include the [[Four Peaks]], with elevation 7,659 ft, 2,334 m; a prominent mountain and landmark of the eastern Phoenix area.

The '''Mazatzal Wilderness Area''' protects {{convert|252500|acre|km2}} of the [[Tonto National Forest|Tonto]] and [[Coconino National Forest|Coconino National forests]]. Established in 1940 and expanded to its present size in 1984, elevations range from {{convert|2100|ft|m}} at Sheep Bridge in the southwest to {{convert|7903|ft|m}} on Mazatzal Peak.

The eastern side of the wilderness consists of brush- or pine-covered mountains, sometimes broken by narrow, vertical-walled canyons. On its west side below the steep brush-covered foothills, the [[Verde River]] flows through the [[Sonoran Desert]]. The Verde was designated by the U.S. Congress as Arizona's only [[Wild and Scenic River]] in 1984.

==Great Unconformity, Mazatzal Wilderness region==
[[File:Four Peaks, Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona.jpg|thumb|right|The Four Peaks in the Mazatzal Mountains]]
At [[Pine, Arizona|Pine]], on [[Arizona State Route 87]], at the northeast region of the [[Mazatzal Wilderness]], north terminus of the Mazatzal Mountains, the route traverses the contact between two important geologic units. The horizontally laid [[Tapeats Sandstone]],<ref>Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' p. 172.</ref> (common areal extent in [[Grand Canyon]]), was deposited on [[Precambrian]] granite, the [[Zoroaster Granite]]. The time between the erosion of the lower unit and deposition of the horizontal sandstone above, is about 1 billion years-(1,000 million years), and is named the [[Great Unconformity]]. Besides its occurrence in the Grand Canyon, it is also found west, in the [[Las Vegas Valley (landform)|Las Vegas Valley]], at [[Frenchman Mountain]]. The Zoroaster Granite and other granites, were intruded into the major unit of the [[Vishnu Schist]], the basement paleo unit found in the Inner Gorge region of the Grand Canyon. The neighboring [[Sierra Ancha]] range has another occurrence of the Great Unconformity, with a sandstone unit that is an analogue of the Tapeats Sandstone.

The Arizona 87 highway section south of Pine is where the north Mazatzal Mountains merge into the western region of the [[Mogollon Rim]], as the Rim continues northwest into the [[Oak Creek Canyon]] region.

== Hiking Trails ==
Barnhardt Trail #43 - North East corner just south of Payson, AZ. 4 miles of unpaved road to reach trail entrance. [[File:Barnhardt Trail -43.jpg|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Mazatzal Barnhardt Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

Ballantine Trail #283 - East on 87 north of Fountain Hills, AZ. Unpaved Parking Lot, right off of Highway.

[[File:Ballantine Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Ballantine Trail 5 miles in.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Mazatzal Flora Diversity ==
[[File:4 Peaks Flora.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 2.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:Ballantine Trail 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 4.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 5.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Animals ==
[[File:4 Peaks Gila Monster.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Tarantula .jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 peak queen butterflies on button bush.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:GREATER SHORT-HORNED LIZARD.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Cecrops silkmoth in Mazatzal.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Canyon Treefrog in Mazatzal.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Landmarks ==
[[File:Mazatzal Landmark Mount Ord.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatlan Landmark Lion Mountain.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatzal Landmark Mazatzal Peak.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Waterfalls ==
[[File:4 Peak Waterfall 1.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Waterfall 2.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:Mazatzal Waterfall 3.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== References==
{{reflist}}

* Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' c. 1983, 23rd printing, Mountain Press Publishing Co. 322 pages. pp. 229–232-(''AZ 87, Pine — Mesa''), pp. 171–175.

== Sources and external links ==
{{commons category|Mazatzal Mountains}}
* [http://hikearizona.com/location_g.php?QX=510 Mazatzal Wilderness Hikes] at HikeArizona.COM
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/wilderness/wilderness-mazatzal-index.shtml Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at USFS
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=347 Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at wilderness.net
* [http://www.keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/12th/Arizona/cox_et_al.pdf GEOLOGY OF THE MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL ARIZONA]
* [http://www.trails.com/activity.aspx?area=11911 Mazatzal Mountains & Wilderness Area Hiking]

{{Coord|33.7086568|-111.3648531|display=title}}

[[Category:Arizona transition zone mountain ranges]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Yavapai County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Gila County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Arizona]]

Mazatzal Mountains

2016-02-08T02:40:09Z

Matrixupgrade: Added detailed knowledge to such a Beautiful Mountain Area to show how diverse the plant life is. And to Start Hiking information on trails, that can be later linked in more detailed pages. Get researchers grant money.

[[File:Mazaztal Peaks.jpg|thumb|370px|East side of the Mazatzal Mountains, March 2010]]
[[File:4 Peaks with snow.jpg|thumb|Four Peaks with a snow dusting, from the [http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/preserve McDowell Sonoran Preserve], Scottsdale. January 2016]]
The '''Mazatzal''' (MAH-zaht-ZAL, locally Ma-ta-ZEL) '''Mountains''' are a mountain range in south central [[Arizona]], about 30–45 miles northeast of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]]. The origin of the name remains obscure but one possibility is that it is from the [[Aztec]] language meaning "place of the deer". The crest of the Mazatzals forms the county line between [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]] and [[Gila County, Arizona|Gila County]]. [[Arizona State Route 87|SR 87]], the [[Beeline Highway (Arizona)|Beeline Highway]], traverses the Mazatzals on its way to [[Payson, Arizona|Payson]]. The highest peak is Mazatzal Peak at {{convert|7903|ft|m|0}}. They also include the [[Four Peaks]], with elevation 7,659 ft, 2,334 m; a prominent mountain and landmark of the eastern Phoenix area.

The '''Mazatzal Wilderness Area''' protects {{convert|252500|acre|km2}} of the [[Tonto National Forest|Tonto]] and [[Coconino National Forest|Coconino National forests]]. Established in 1940 and expanded to its present size in 1984, elevations range from {{convert|2100|ft|m}} at Sheep Bridge in the southwest to {{convert|7903|ft|m}} on Mazatzal Peak.

The eastern side of the wilderness consists of brush- or pine-covered mountains, sometimes broken by narrow, vertical-walled canyons. On its west side below the steep brush-covered foothills, the [[Verde River]] flows through the [[Sonoran Desert]]. The Verde was designated by the U.S. Congress as Arizona's only [[Wild and Scenic River]] in 1984.

==Great Unconformity, Mazatzal Wilderness region==
[[File:Four Peaks, Mazatzal Mountains, Arizona.jpg|thumb|right|The Four Peaks in the Mazatzal Mountains]]
At [[Pine, Arizona|Pine]], on [[Arizona State Route 87]], at the northeast region of the [[Mazatzal Wilderness]], north terminus of the Mazatzal Mountains, the route traverses the contact between two important geologic units. The horizontally laid [[Tapeats Sandstone]],<ref>Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' p. 172.</ref> (common areal extent in [[Grand Canyon]]), was deposited on [[Precambrian]] granite, the [[Zoroaster Granite]]. The time between the erosion of the lower unit and deposition of the horizontal sandstone above, is about 1 billion years-(1,000 million years), and is named the [[Great Unconformity]]. Besides its occurrence in the Grand Canyon, it is also found west, in the [[Las Vegas Valley (landform)|Las Vegas Valley]], at [[Frenchman Mountain]]. The Zoroaster Granite and other granites, were intruded into the major unit of the [[Vishnu Schist]], the basement paleo unit found in the Inner Gorge region of the Grand Canyon. The neighboring [[Sierra Ancha]] range has another occurrence of the Great Unconformity, with a sandstone unit that is an analogue of the Tapeats Sandstone.

The Arizona 87 highway section south of Pine is where the north Mazatzal Mountains merge into the western region of the [[Mogollon Rim]], as the Rim continues northwest into the [[Oak Creek Canyon]] region.

== Hiking Trails ==
Barnhardt Trail #43 - North East corner just south of Payson, AZ. 4 miles of unpaved road to reach trail entrance. [[File:Barnhardt Trail -43.jpg|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Mazatzal Barnhardt Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

Ballantine Trail #283 - East on 87 north of Fountain Hills, AZ. Unpaved Parking Lot, right off of Highway.

[[File:Ballantine Trail.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:Ballantine Trail 5 miles in.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== Mazatzal Flora Diversity ==
[[File:4 Peaks Flora.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 2.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:Ballantine Trail 3.jpg|border|frameless|600x600px]]

[[File:4 Peaks Flora 4.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]][[File:4 Peaks Flora 5.jpg|border|frameless|350x350px]]

== References==
{{reflist}}

* Chronic, Halka. ''Roadside Geology of Arizona,'' c. 1983, 23rd printing, Mountain Press Publishing Co. 322 pages. pp. 229–232-(''AZ 87, Pine — Mesa''), pp. 171–175.

== Sources and external links ==
{{commons category|Mazatzal Mountains}}
* [http://hikearizona.com/location_g.php?QX=510 Mazatzal Wilderness Hikes] at HikeArizona.COM
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/wilderness/wilderness-mazatzal-index.shtml Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at USFS
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=347 Mazatzal Wilderness Area] at wilderness.net
* [http://www.keckgeology.org/files/pdf/symvol/12th/Arizona/cox_et_al.pdf GEOLOGY OF THE MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL ARIZONA]
* [http://www.trails.com/activity.aspx?area=11911 Mazatzal Mountains & Wilderness Area Hiking]

{{Coord|33.7086568|-111.3648531|display=title}}

[[Category:Arizona transition zone mountain ranges]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Maricopa County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Yavapai County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Gila County, Arizona]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Arizona]]