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A view of Roosevelt Lake, looking east from Four Peaks, in the Mazatzal Mountains, near Phoenix, Arizona.

   This view looks east from Four Peaks, across Roosevelt Lake, towards the Sierra Ancha, which form the skyline in the left half of the picture.   Roosevelt Lake is the largest of the lakes along the Salt River (Rio Salado), and was created in 1911 by the construction of Roosevelt Dam.
   The big valley here is called the Tonto Basin (Tonto Creek flows into it from the  left), and it is one of the largest valleys in Arizona's Central Highlands.  The area is rich in archaeological sites, with the rugged Sierra Ancha containing numerous ruins and cliff dwellings.
 
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