Аризонаның Суперстишн тауы: тарихы мен географиясы

Landform in Arizona, United States

Apache Junction resident and Superstition Mountain historian Tom Kollenborn reported the Pima people's name for the mountain (in the Oʼodham language) was "kakatak tamai", meaning "Crooked Top Mountain". The name "Superstition Mountains" first appears on a map produced in 1872, with the singular "Superstition Mountain" appearing on an 1874 map. "Sierra de Espuma" is another reported name for the mountain, sometimes attributed to Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, but it is unlikely he saw the mountain. A skirmish with the Yavapai also occurred near the mountain during a campaign led by John D. Walker in 1866. The first Anglo American settler in the wilderness was Elisha Reavis, who established a homestead and garden east of the mountain around 1878. Ranching in the area began with a few cattlemen moving into the area in 1872, and served as the backdrop for numerous western films. The Superstition Wilderness was established in 1964, protecting much of the mountain and the range it lies within,

Superstition Mountain has been the site of several airplane crashes, including the 1948 crash of a World War II training aircraft on the west side of the mountain in Monument Canyon and the 2011 crash of a Rockwell Turbo Commander near the Flatiron with six fatalities. Other plane crashes have occurred in the vicinity of the mountain, such as the crash of a Fleet Aircraft biplane in 1942 or 1943 near Whiskey Spring Canyon with both occupants surviving; the aircraft was recovered in 1963 and returned to flying condition. The population of the unincorporated community of Gold Canyon located south of the mountain has grown rapidly, increasing 68.5% between the United States Census in 2000 and 2010. Both now serve as bedroom communities for the fast growing Phoenix area.

Superstition Mountain is located within the greater Superstition Mountains range 43 miles east of Phoenix, Arizona, in the fringe of the state's central mountain region. It is a prominent landmark located generally south and east of the Salt River, rising approximately 3000 feet (914 m) above the Salt River Valley. The west face of the mountain is composed of dacite lava and rhyolitic tuff. The overlying tuff was deposited during an eruption which created a collapse caldera bounded by faults. Dome resurgence reactivated these faults, causing uplift of the caldera floor which juxtaposed the softer tuff and more resistant dacite. the Tonto Trailhead and Broadway Trailhead near Apache Junction, and the Hieroglyphic Trailhead and Peralta Trailhead near Gold Canyon. Mountain bikes are not permitted within the Superstition Wilderness, which protects much of the mountain. Rock climbing is also popular on and around Superstition Mountain, with popular climbs including The Hand (also known as Praying Hands) and Crying Dinosaur along trails near Lost Dutchman State Park, as well as Weaver's Needle north of Fremont Saddle.

U. S. Route 60 and Apache Trail are two primary roads used to access Superstition Mountain.