South Mountain 2024

[joebartels]

After many years of little change, the park is now on the verge of a substantial update as it heads toward its 100th anniversary in 2024.

'bout time after neglecting investing within and creating new parks before taking care of the core
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizon ... e206c.html

[Jim]

Is it 100 yet?

[The_Eagle]

@Jim_H
I did a cursory search that did not result in an exact date of the sale in 1924.

In 1924, President Coolidge sold 13,000 acres to Phoenix for $17,000 to purchase the Salt River Mountains, later known as Phoenix Mountain Park, now South Mountain Park

Most trail/park construction started with the CCC in the 1933-1935 time range.

interesting story.
https://southmountainhistory.blogspot.c ... n-for.html

[overthehillsfaraway]

The city of Phoenix website (.gov) celebrating the 100th anniversary also claims that Dobbins lookout is the highest point in the park accessible to the public. That's not remotely true is it...? Trails run close enough to the tv towers to get a couple hundred feet higher than dobbins

[trekkin_gecko]

I believe Maricopa peak is the highest point accessible

[chumley]

@trekkin_gecko
Is the TV road to the Gila Valley Lookout still legally accessible? Not a hiking trail, but...

[overthehillsfaraway]

@trekkin_gecko
Yea you can scramble up to the fence around the towers for sure. But the trail isn't very far away and is definitely public and way higher than dobbins!

[trekkin_gecko]

There is now a hiking trail up to gila valley lookout
You can take the road, too