Superstition Mountains

The Superstition Mountains are a range of mountains in Arizona to the east of Phoenix. They rise steeply above the flat desert to a high point of 5,024 feet and are characterized by sheer-sided, jagged, volcanic peaks and ridges separated by boulder-filled canyons.

Early settlers named the hills on account of the many myths and stories told by the local Pima/Apache Indians about the mountains and tales such as the fabled Lost Dutchman gold mine.
According to legend, a German immigrant discovered a mother lode of gold in the wilderness and revealed its location on his death bed in Phoenix in 1891 to a boarding house owner who had taken care of him for many years.
Some Apaches believe that the hole leading down into the lower world, or hell, is located in the Superstition Mountains.

It is a favorite hiking and climbing destination.