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On my way up, view to the east of Cholla and Granite Mountains.
This is a great article, easy to read and pictures! - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2f ... e8c667088c 20-25 MYA After the Flattening of the whole southwest, tectonic plate movement in the phoenix area created many of the mountains known today. South Mountain (pictured) and McDowell mountains.
60 to 25 MYA
This era of Phoenix's Geological history is an important one - it is the reason that the landscape of Phoenix is not so overcome with mountains and instead fits the name of "Valley of the Sun".
INTERESTING: South mountain sent huge fault rocks sliding along the landscape, eventually forming Camelback Mountain and the Tempe Buttes.
This is a great article, easy to read and pictures! - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2f ... e8c667088c 20-25 MYA After the Flattening of the whole southwest, tectonic plate movement in the phoenix area created many of the mountains known today. South Mountain (pictured) and McDowell mountains.
60 to 25 MYA
This era of Phoenix's Geological history is an important one - it is the reason that the landscape of Phoenix is not so overcome with mountains and instead fits the name of "Valley of the Sun".
INTERESTING: South mountain sent huge fault rocks sliding along the landscape, eventually forming Camelback Mountain and the Tempe Buttes.