Orange Buttes Of Papago Park And Camelback Mountain Under Cloudy Skies. South Barnes Butte And Hole-In-The-Rock Butte In Papago Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Camelback Mountain Peak Is In The Background. Palm Trees And Ponds Of Papago Are In The Foreground. Contrasting Orange And Blue Landscape. A Cloudy Sky Breaks As Sunlight Strikes The Formations. Holes And Voids Known As Tafone Formed In The Arkosic Conglomeretic Sandstone Of The Papago Buttes. The Formations Consist Of Mid-Cenozoic Debris-Flow Breccia Overlying Pre-Cambrian Granite. This Area Is A Popular Urban Hiking Area Due To Its Scenic Views And Colorful Variations. The Area Is Situated At The Confluence Of Phoenix, Tempe, And Scottsdale.

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