Hayden Butte (A Mountain)
Tempe, AZ
A small volcanic butte rising from downtown Tempe, marked with a large letter 'A' for Arizona State University. The summit provides views of Tempe Town Lake, the ASU campus, and the Phoenix skyline. Petroglyphs from the Hohokam people are found on rocks along the trail.
Photography Guide
- Best Time
- golden hour
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Shot Types
- widelandscapedetail
- Best Seasons
- fallwinterspring
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Tempe, AZ
Tempe Town Lake
A 220-acre reservoir on the Salt River bed in downtown Tempe, flanked by the distinctive Tempe Center for the Arts and Mill Avenue Bridge. The lake reflects the Tempe skyline and A Mountain (Hayden Butte) at sunset. The north shore pedestrian bridge provides symmetrical reflection compositions.
Phoenix, AZ
Papago Park
A desert park featuring iconic red sandstone buttes, including the famous Hole-in-the-Rock formation. The park sits between Phoenix and Tempe and contains the Desert Botanical Garden and Phoenix Zoo. Hole-in-the-Rock provides a natural frame for sunset and cityscape photography.
Phoenix, AZ
Desert Botanical Garden
A 140-acre garden in Papago Park showcasing over 50,000 desert plants from around the world. The garden features extensive saguaro and cholla collections along curated trail loops. Seasonal exhibitions including Las Noches de las Luminarias and Electric Desert offer unique nighttime photography opportunities.