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Red buttes of Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ Royalty Free Stock Photo

The city of Phoenix in the valley of the Sun seen from the Red Sandstone Buttes in Papago Park Royalty Free Stock Photo

One of the red sandstone buttes of Papago Park near Phoenix Arizona Royalty Free Stock Photo

The red sandstone buttes of Papago Park near Phoenix Arizona Royalty Free Stock Photo

Red buttes of Papago Park in Phoenix, AZ

Cracks and Caves caused by Erosion in the red sandstone buttes of Papago Park near Phoenix Arizona Royalty Free Stock Photo

Erosion of the Red Sandstone Buttes created interesting Rock Formations in Papago Park Royalty Free Stock Photo

Hiking trails around the red sandstone buttes of Papago Park near Phoenix Arizona Royalty Free Stock Photo

Arch caused by Erosion in the Red Sandstone Buttes of Papago Park Royalty Free Stock Photo

Home to Hole-in-the-Rock, a popular hiking destination is an oasis in the desert. Seen under a cloudy sky this scenic location is at the confluence of Phoenix, Tempe, and Scottsdale Arizona. Holes and voids known as tafone formed in the arkosic conglomeratic sandstone of the Papago Buttes. The formations consist of mid-Cenozoic debris-flow breccia overlying pre-Cambrian granite. Palm trees, desert vegetation, and ponds are seem in the park.