Mazatzal Wilderness

The Mazatzal Wilderness Area predates the Wilderness Act and was established as one of the original Wilderness Areas in 1964. The 252,500 acres of the Mazatzal Wilderness Area span across both the Coconino and Tonto national forests. 

The eastern side of the Mazatzal consists of brush or pine-covered mountains, broken by narrow, vertical-walled canyons. The Verde River flows through the Sonoran Desert on the western side of this Wilderness Area beneath its steep, brush-covered foothills. 

Elevations range from 2,060 feet along the Verde River to 7,903 feet on Mazatzal Peak.