| Mummy Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Mummy Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,260 ft (689 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 820 ft (250 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°32′37″N111°57′38″W / 33.5436537°N 111.9604237°W /33.5436537; -111.9604237[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mummy Mountain | |
| Location | Maricopa County,Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Paradise Valley |
Mummy Mountain is a mountain situated inParadise Valley,Arizona,United States. The slopes of the mountain incorporate primarily suburban residential development while the upper summit areas are conservation sites.[3]Camelback Inn has been located on the southern slope since 1936. As the only part of thePhoenix Mountains not held within thePhoenix Mountain Preserve, portions of Mummy Mountain are protected by the Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust and the town of Paradise Valley.[4]
The formation originally was known as Windy Gulch and Horseshoe Mountain but was later renamed by miner and businessman Charles Mieg, who purchased most of the property in the 1940s for $12,000. He observed that the mountain's profile resembled anEgyptianmummy lying down. When he began selling parcels for development, Mieg marketed the land using the name Mummy Mountain.[4]
The Mummy Mountain Preserve Trust is a501 (c)(3)charitable trust established in 1997 to preserve the natural landscape of approximately 320 acres (1.3 km2) along the mountain ridge. Local celebrities includingMarshall Trimble,Joe Garagiola,Clive Cussler andBil Keane supported a campaign asking property owners for donations of land. Through private donations and transfer of public land fromMaricopa County, 218 acres (0.88 km2) were controlled by the trust by August 1999.[5]