The McDowell Mountains loom above central Scottsdale, Arizona, in this view looking northeast.

   The McDowell Mountains loom above central Scottsdale in this northeasterly view from the summit of Camelback Mountain, separating Scottsdale from the community of Fountain Hills, located on the other side. Formed from a variety of rocks, they are a result of faulting during time. The rocks that make up these mountains also make up many of the other mountain ranges around Phoenix and in southern Arizona.

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This is view #5 of 7 different scenes in this sequence, which includes a view of Camelback Mountain itself (#1) from the Papago Park area.

You can see Camelback Mountain, also, from the top of Squaw Peak, several miles or kilometers to the west, and you can see it in the distance from the summit of Black Mountain, in Carefree / Cave Creek.