Ruggedly beautiful hills and canyons comprise the landscape northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, in the vicinity of Lake Pleasant and Castle Hot Springs.  These are mostly volcanic rocks, formed during the .
   If you hike in this area, you will see rocks of many colors and shapes!  This valley is part of the Hells Canyon Wilderness Area.
 
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   See the GeoHistory page if you want to know more about why the landscape looks the way it does, or return to the map of "The Rocks of the Valley of the Sun" for more view locations.
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