Black Mountain (Pima County, Arizona)
| Black Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Black Mountain from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,602 ft (1,098 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°5′N 111°3.3′W / 32.083°N 111.0550°WCoordinates: 32°5′N 111°3.3′W / 32.083°N 111.0550°W |
| Geography | |
  Black Mountain Arizona | |
| Location |
Pima County, Arizona, United States |
| Topo map | USGS San Xavier Mission, Arizona |
This article is about the mountain in Pima County. For the mountain in Maricopa County, see Black Mountain (Maricopa County, Arizona).
Black Mountain is a lava capped mesa in Pima County, Arizona, that rises 1,000 feet above its base to an altitude of 3,602 feet. It is a northeast trending ridge, 5,600 feet in length, located along Mission Road nine miles southwest of Tucson. It is on the San Xavier Indian Reservation, 3.18 miles southwest of the Mission San Xavier del Bac.[1][2] The Sierrita Mountains rise to the southwest and the Santa Cruz River is about four miles to the east.[2]
On top of Black Mountain are the ruins of an ancient Hohokam fortification. Long stone walls, circular stone rings, petroglyphs, man-made trails, and pottery sherds can still be seen today. However, the site is on reservation land, and is therefore not open to the general public.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ San Xavier Mission, Arizona, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1992
- 1 2 Arizona Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 72 ISBN 0-89933-325-7
- ↑ Titley, Spencer R. (1968). Southern Arizona Guidebook, Volume 3. Arizona Geological Society.
- ↑ Fontana, Bernard L.; J. Cameron Greenleaf; Donnelly D. Cassidy (1959). The Kiva: A Fortified Arizona Mountain. Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society, Arizona State Museum.
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