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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

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The Phoenix Mountains Preserve is a group of parks located among the Phoenix Mountains in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area, the first of these parks to be preserved, has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride. Two of the parks rank among the world's largest city parks. The parks include: Piestewa Peak recreation area Dreamy Draw Recreation Area, the trailhead and northern part of this park Camelback Mountain Park Papago Park Lookout Mountain Preserve North Mountain and Shaw Butte Preserves Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Additionally, South Mountain Park is sometimes included in this group. These parks largely consist of small mountains and adjacent foothills that reach about 2,000 feet above the desert floor. They also interrupt the checkerboard pattern of Phoenix's built environment and are quite prominent, especially since most of the city is flat and gridded. Since the largest part of the Phoenix metropolitan area sits at just over 1,000 feet above sea level, that means most of the peaks reach about 3,000 feet above sea level. Originally, the park system began with Piestewa Mountain Park and North Mountain Park as county parks.