Phoenix on Usery Mountain - Mesa Arizona
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
N 33° 29.520 W 111° 37.768
12S E 441526 N 3706009
<Phoenix, spelled out in whitewashed rock, sits on Usery Mountain in Mesa Arizona, pointing the way to the Phoenix airport.
Waymark Code: WMN26G
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member david g
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Phoenix, with an arrow pointing west, is on the side of Usery Mountain in Mesa Arizona. The sign was created as a Boy Scout project in the 1950's directing pilots to the Phoenix airport. At the time the population was significantly lighter and the airport smaller so the arrow was a beacon directing pilots 30 miles west to the airport.
The sign is made of whitewashed rocks. It was repainted in the 1990's.
Letter/Word on Hill: <Phoenix

Trail to Letter: yes

Parking or nearest viewing point: N 33° 29.315 W 111° 37.581
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