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Mazatzal Wilderness is a wilderness area of about 390 square miles (1,000 km2) in Yavapai and Gila counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. The wilderness is within the Tonto and Coconino national forests. The town of Payson is to the east, and the Verde River is to the west.〔 During summer, temperatures in the wilderness often exceed 110 °F (43 °C).〔 The wilderness lies within the following quadrangles of the national topographic map of the United States Geological Survey: Cypress Butte, Table Mountain, Hackberry Mountain, Lion Mountain, Strawberry, Verde Hot Springs, Cane Springs Mountain, Horseshoe Dam, Wet Bottom Mesa, North Peak, and Chalk Mountain. Elevations range from feet at Sheep Bridge along the river to on Mazatzal Peak. The flora varies from desert shrubs at the lower elevations to grassland plants to manzanita, shrub live oak, and other mountain shrubs. Scattered pinyon-juniper woodlands, ponderosa pines, and Douglas-fir are found at higher elevations.〔 About of trails cross the wilderness. These include the Verde River Trail, which follows the river for about and the Mazatzal Divide Trail, which runs north–south for about .〔 ==See also== * List of Arizona Wilderness Areas * List of U.S. Wilderness Areas * Wilderness Act 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mazatzal Wilderness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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