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South Coyote Buttes covers the southernmost 3.5 miles of the Coyote Buttes ridge, approximately as far north as Top Rock Spring...
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South Coyote Buttes

Arizona

South Coyote Buttes covers the southernmost 3.5 miles of the Coyote Buttes ridge, approximately as far north as Top Rock Spring, and extending east to incorporate a wide area around Cottonwood Cove and Cottonwood Spring, this latter area is where most of the photogenic formations are found. The ridge itself, uniformly colored deep red, contains a few hidden arches and other jagged formations, but this region is very little explored and in many places the slopes are too steep to traverse. The rocks exhibit a great range of colors, due to oxidized iron compounds—mostly reds, pinks, yellows and oranges, and the individual strata vary in hardness, resulting in amazingly varied erosional patterns. Occasional rainwater pools add to the beauty of the scenery. Photo © copyright by Robert Faucher.

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