This view looks right down into the heart of north Scottsdale, Arizona, from high in the McDowell Mountains.  You can see the runway of Scottsdale Airport on the right, and the area is known locally as the Scottsdale Airpark.
   The are the first mountain range in the distance.  On their left end, just to the right of the big mountain in the foreground, is Camelback Mountain, and directly above and behind the runway is Squaw Peak.
   The higher range in the far background is the Sierra Estrella, at this point about 40 miles (65km) away.  Both of these ranges show the parallel nature of faulting in this area.  From the Sierra Estrella, you can see a reverse view.
 
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