Phoenix Mountains
The Phoenix Mountains are a mountain range located in central Phoenix, Arizona. With the exception of Mummy Mountain, they are part of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. They serve as a municipal park and offer hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails at a variety of different access points.
Peaks
The major peaks of the Phoenix Mountain complex are:
Moon Mountain
Lookout Mountain
Shadow Mountain
Shaw Butte
North Mountain
Echo Mountain
Stoney Mountain
Piestewa Peak (formerly named Squaw Peak)
Mummy Mountain
Camelback Mountain
Sunnyslope Mountain
Other features
The mountains contain the Phoenix Mountain Preserve which includes the Dreamy Draw Recreation Area, Lookout Mountain Preserve, North Mountain Preserve and Piestewa Mountain Park.
The Dreamy Draw Recreation Area is located in the pass between the Stoney/Echo mountain ridge and Piestewa Peak known as Dreamy Draw. The name originated from the neurological effects suffered by miners who worked the area's cinnabar (mercury sulfide) mine. There is a flood prevention dam in the Dreamy Draw area.