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Mesa (/ ˈ m eɪ s ə / ⓘ MAY-sə) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.The population was 504,258 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the third-most populous city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-most populous city in the U.S., and the most populous city that is not a county seat (except for independent cities Washington, D.C. and Baltimore which are not part of any ...
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Arizona, ordered by height. Entries in bold indicate the peak is the highest point in its respective county . Entries with a † indicate the peak has a low topographic prominence and may be considered a subpeak to a higher nearby summit.
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
Puerto Peñasco is often called "Rocky Point" in English, and has been nicknamed "Arizona’s Beach" as it is the closest beach to cities such as Phoenix and Tucson. The warm sea surface temperatures of the northern end of the gulf cause Puerto Peñasco to have a much warmer climate than coastal cities on the Pacific both in the Mexican and ...
Creek Beach [225] (also known as Secret Creek Beach or Secret Harbor Creek Beach) [226] Black Sand Beach; Boaters Beach [225] Whale Beach 1 and 2 [225] Black Rock City, in the desert outside of Gerlach, hosts Burning Man where clothing is optional. Blue Moon Resort was a small resort hotel for gay men in Las Vegas. [227] [228]
It is the fourth-most populous city in Arizona, after Mesa, Tucson, and Phoenix. Chandler is considered to be a part of the East Valley . As of the 2020 census , the population of Chandler was 275,987, [ 2 ] up from 236,123 at the 2010 census. [ 4 ]
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated two combined statistical areas, seven metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Arizona. [1] As of 2023, the most populous of these is the Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area , encompassing the area around Arizona's capital and largest city, Phoenix .
Spearhead Mesa is situated four miles (6.4 km) southeast of the Monument Valley visitor center on Navajo Nation land. The nearest higher neighbor is the iconic East Mitten Butte, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north-northwest. [3] Precipitation runoff from this mesa's slopes drains into Gypsum Creek which is a tributary of the San Juan River.