Home photo galleries san tan mountain regional park. San tan mountains loop hiking trail, queen creek, arizona. Santan mountain at an elevation of 3010 feet is the ranges highest point, rising nearly 1700 feet above the basin floor. Goldmine mountain is located in the northern area, with a spectacular san tan mountain escarpment in the southern portion of the park. The settlement was named santa ana by its akimel oodham inhabitants in 1857, and pronounced santana. The area is also bound by the san tan mountains regional park on the west and the gila river indian community on the southwest. Nearest peaks to santan mountains high point elevation ladder from santan mountains high point prominence ladder from santan mountains high point. San tan mountain regional park maricopa county parks. The eastern two thirds of the range are composed of low hills connected by extensive areas of pedimented bedrock where relief is rarely greater than 400 feet.
The park ranges in elevation from about 1,400 feet to over 2,500 feet. Santan is an unincorporated community, and former censusdesignated place cdp, in pinal county, arizona, united states. When you park there is a restroom and visitor area. Went to san tan regional park to hike on a tuesday morning. Elevation of san tan valley, az, usa topographic map. This page shows the elevation altitude information of san tan valley, az, usa, including elevation map, topographic map, narometric pressure, longitude and latitude.
San tan mountain regional park, queen creek arizona. See all available apartments for rent at elevation san tan in gilbert, az. Although rarely patrolled, the mountain is apparently illegal to climb as it lies on gila river indian reservation land. San tan mountain regional park queen creek 2020 all. Oddly enough, the high point of the san tan mountains is unfortunately not contained in the san tan mountain regional park. San tan mountain regional park offers over eight miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding. Consisting of over 10,000 acres, the southeast valley park is a fine example of the lower sonoran desert. Brenner pass san tan mountain road ride in queen creek. Bedrock geology of the santan mountains, pinal and. General desert outdoor center at lake pleasant hassayampa river preserve. Elevations decrease rapidly to the southeast towards the gila river.
Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. San tan mountains high point at santan mountain at. Welcome to san tan mountain regional park consisting of 10,198 acres, this southeast valley park is a fine example of the lower sonoran desert. Looking out over the east valley from the summit 20170316. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible yearround. With nine trails of varying difficulty, there are hikes for novices, folks with small children and those looking for a challenge.
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