Black Mountain is a lava capped mesa in Pima County, Arizona, that rises 1,000 feet above its base to an altitude of 3,700 feet (1,128 m). 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.[3][4] The Sierrita Mountains rise to the southwest and the Santa Cruz River is about four miles to the east.[4]
| Black Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Black Mountain from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,700 ft (1,128 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 889 ft (271 m)[2] |
| Coordinates | 32°05′12″N 111°03′33″W / 32.086632711°N 111.059121556°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Black Mountain  Black Mountain | |
| Location | Pima County, Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS San Xavier Mission |
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.[5][6]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Black Hills 2". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Black Mountain AZ". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ San Xavier Mission, Arizona, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1992
- ^ a b 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.