| Poston Butte | |
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 Poston Butte, with Poston's pyramidal tomb at the peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,749 ft (533 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
| Prominence | 223 ft (68 m) [2] |
| Coordinates | 33°03′19″N 111°24′32″W / 33.055199031°N 111.40892075°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Poston Butte | |
| Location | Pinal County, Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Florence |
Poston Butte, formerly called Primrose Hill, is a hill located along Hunt Highway in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, United States, [3] near the eastern end of the Santan Mountains. [4] Geologically, it is characterized by basalts overlying altered granite. [5]
This hill is noted for having the pyramidal tomb of Charles Debrille Poston at its summit. Poston lobbied President Lincoln and Congress to create the Territory of Arizona [6] and was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs because of his familiarity with the Native populations of the area. [7] The tomb can be accessed by a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) trail starting from the trailhead near Hunt Highway. [8]
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Tomb of Charles D. Poston -
Inscription on Poston's tomb
References
- ^ a b "Poston". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Poston Butte AZ". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ^ "Poston Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Poston Butte". AZGS Document Repository. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Poston, Butte-Mineral, Eutte-Sacaton: Fall Field Trip" (PDF). Arizona Geological Society. November 11, 1973. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 31. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 32. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ "Poston's Butte – Florence, AZ". HikeArizona.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.