Sierra Estrella
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The Estrella Mountains or The Sierra Estrella is a mountain range located southwest of Phoenix, Arizona. Much of the range falls within the Gila River Indian Reservation, but 14,400 acres of BLM land
Quartz Peak in 2014
Estrella Mountains from Laveen, January 2004. Hayes Peak is on the right.
Fire in the Gila River Valley, southwest of Phoenix, (Rainbow Valley over peaks of Sierra Estrella)
Battle of Pima Butte
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The Battle of Pima Butte, or the Battle of Maricopa Wells, was fought on September 1, 1857 at Pima Butte, Arizona near Maricopa Wells in the Sierra Estrella. Yuma, Mohave, Apache and Yavapai warriors
Sierra Estrella
…short-lived. Steam locomotives soon replaced stage coaches across the United States, and the Butterfield Stage Route was no longer utilized. In 1857, the Battle of Pima Butte was fought in the area of the mountains. The allied Yuma, Mohave, Yavapai and Apache peoples attacked the Maricopa village of Secate. The Maricopa and…
An American wagon train and Maricopas at Maricopa Wells in 1857.
Two Mohave warriors in 1871, by Timothy H. O'Sullivan