Poston Butte

Landform in Pinal County, Arizona

Poston Butte

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LocationPinal County, Arizona, U.S.Topo mapUSGS Florence

Poston Butte, formerly called Primrose Hill, is a hill located along Hunt Highway in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, United States,^[3] near the eastern end of the Santan Mountains.^[4] Geologically, it is characterized by basalts overlying altered granite.^[5]

This hill is noted for having the pyramidal tomb of Charles Debrille Poston at its summit. Poston lobbied President Lincoln and Congress to create the Territory of Arizona^[6] and was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs because of his familiarity with the Native populations of the area.^[7] The tomb can be accessed by a 0.6-mile (0.97 km) trail starting from the trailhead near Hunt Highway.^[8]

Tomb of Charles D. Poston
Inscription on Poston's tomb

References

^ ^a ^b "Poston". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Poston Butte AZ". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
^ "Poston Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Poston Butte". AZGS Document Repository. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Poston, Butte-Mineral, Eutte-Sacaton: Fall Field Trip" (PDF). Arizona Geological Society. November 11, 1973. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 31. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ Poston, Charles D. "Building a State in Apache Land". p. 32. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
^ "Poston's Butte – Florence, AZ". HikeArizona.com. Retrieved 2014-02-08.