Poston Butte

Poston Butte

Poston Butte, with Poston's pyramidal tomb at the peak
Highest point
Elevation 1,749 ft (533 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates 33°03′19″N 111°24′32″W / 33.055199031°N 111.40892075°W / 33.055199031; -111.40892075Coordinates: 33°03′19″N 111°24′32″W / 33.055199031°N 111.40892075°W / 33.055199031; -111.40892075 [1]
Geography
Poston Butte

Location in Arizona

Location Pinal County, Arizona, U.S.
Topo map USGS Florence

Poston Butte is a hill located along Hunt Highway in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, United States,[2] near the eastern end of the San Tan Mountain Range.[3] Geologically, it is characterized by basalts overlying altered granite.[4]

This hill is noted for having the pyramidal tomb of Charles Debrille Poston at its summit. Poston lobbied President Lincoln and Congress to create the Territory of Arizona[5] and was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs because of his familiarity with the Native populations of the area.[6] The tomb can be accessed by a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) trail starting from the trailhead near Hunt Highway.[7]

Tomb of Charles D. Poston
Inscription on Poston's tomb

References

  1. 1 2 "Poston". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Poston Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  3. ↑ "Poston Butte". AZGS Document Repository. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Poston, Butte-Mineral, Eutte-Sacaton: Fall Field Trip" (PDF). Arizona Geological Society. November 11, 1973. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  5. ↑ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 31. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  6. ↑ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 32. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  7. ↑ "Poston's Butte – Florence, AZ". HikeArizona.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.


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