0.9 miles away
Black Mountain
A mountain between Carefree and Cave Creek in Maricopa County, with a hiking trail running to the peak.
Phallic Rock
A Precambrian granite formation at the eastern foot of Black Mountain in Carefree, shaped by spheroidal weathering.
- Rank in Arizona
- #388of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 39.6 out of 100medium confidence
- Most looked up
- Januaryby Wikipedia readers
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Phallic Rock is a Precambrian granite rock formation in Carefree, Arizona. Its rounded corners and tubular shape were produced by spheroidal weathering, which the composition of the granite and its crystal structure allowed. The formation stands at the eastern foot of Black Mountain, about 400 feet (120 m) east of Tom Darlington Drive on Stagecoach Pass Road.
Where it is
Phallic Rock is a natural landmark near Cave Creek, in Maricopa County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Phallic Rock, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Cave Creek
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 39.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 17.5
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 33.8136, -111.9240
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12