Gila County, Arizona
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- Aztec Peak — Geology · Gila County, AZ
Highest summit of the Sierra Ancha (~7,694 ft) in Tonto National Forest, capped by Cambrian sandstone analogous to Grand Canyon Tapeats and ringed by Protero…
- Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park — Historic · Gila County, AZ
Stabilized ~200-room Salado masonry pueblo (ca. 1225–1400 CE) on a ridge above Pinal Creek at Globe. City-run park and museum with self-guided pueblo walk — …
- Christmas — Ghost Town · Gila County, AZ
Copper camp in the Dripping Spring Range north of the Gila River, named when reservation-boundary resurveys reopened claims around Christmas. A thin Gila-cou…
- Coolidge Dam — Historic · Gila County, AZ
Multiple-dome concrete dam completed in 1928 on the Gila River, named for President Calvin Coolidge and built to store irrigation water for the San Carlos Pr…
- Diamond Point — Geology · Gila County, AZ
Tonto National Forest geology and managed crystal-collection area on Diamond Rim northeast of Payson. Precambrian granite and metamorphic basement, Cambrian …
- Fossil Creek — Natural · Gila County, AZ
Federally designated Wild and Scenic River on the Mogollon Rim–Verde drainage, famous for constant 70°F spring-fed turquoise water, travertine dams, and ripa…
- Salt River Canyon Rest Area — Natural · Gila County, AZ
ADOT rest area between mileposts 292–293 on US 60 at the bottom of Salt River Canyon—the 'mini Grand Canyon' highway descent between Globe and Show Low. Pede…
- Shoofly Village Ruins — Historic · Gila County, AZ
Tonto National Forest day-use archaeological site north of Payson: a ~3.75-acre Pre-Columbian village (ca. A.D. 1000–1250) with rock wall outlines of about 7…
- The Jug — Geology · Gila County, AZ
Narrow slot-like gorge cut by Salome Creek through resistant conglomerate and volcanic-derived rock in the Salome Wilderness (Tonto National Forest)—the sign…
- Theodore Roosevelt Dam — Historic · Gila County, AZ
Flagship Reclamation-era dam (dedicated 1911) on the Salt River that created Roosevelt Lake and underwrote the Salt River Project’s Phoenix valley agricultur…
- Tonto National Monument — Historic · Gila County, AZ
National Park Service monument above Roosevelt Lake protecting well-preserved 13th–15th century Salado cliff dwellings in the Sonoran Desert fringe of the Su…
- Tonto Natural Bridge State Park — Geology · Gila County, AZ
Arizona State Park protecting what is widely cited as the world’s largest natural travertine bridge — about 183 ft high, 400 ft long, and up to 150 ft wide —…
- Workman Creek Falls — Natural · Gila County, AZ
Roadside waterfall and gorge overlook on the Sierra Ancha side of Tonto National Forest along Forest Road 487 off the Desert to Pines Highway (AZ-288). Seaso…