Poston Butte

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Poston Butte, with Poston's pyramidal tomb at the peak
Tomb of Charles D. Poston

Poston Butte is a hill located along Hunt Highway in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, United States,[1] near the eastern end of the San Tan Mountain Range in the area.[2] Geologically, it is characterized by basalts overlying altered granite.[3]

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[4] and was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs because of his familiarity with the Native populations of the area.[5] The tomb can be accessed through a 0.6-mile trail starting from the trailhead near Hunt Highway.[6]

Inscription on Poston's tomb

References

  1. ↑ "Poston Butte (Arizona)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. 
  2. ↑ http://repository.azgs.az.gov/category/place-keywords/poston-butte
  3. ↑ http://archives.arizonageologicalsoc.org/guidebooks/AGS_1973-11_Poston_Mineral_S.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=1479850&pageno=31
  5. ↑ http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=1479850&pageno=32
  6. ↑ http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1977

Coordinates: 33°03′19″N 111°24′32″W / 33.0553°N 111.4090°W / 33.0553; -111.4090

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