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White Tank Mountain Regional Park
A park of 29,271 acres in west-central Maricopa County, the largest regional park in the county, established in the 1960s.
White Tank Mountains
A rugged range on the western edge of the Phoenix area, rising to Barry Goldwater Peak at 4,083 feet and named for its granite tanks.
- Rank in Arizona
- #240of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 44.6 out of 100medium confidence
- Most looked up
- Januaryby Wikipedia readers
- Category
- Natural Landmark
The White Tank Mountains are a mountain range in Maricopa County, Arizona, on the western periphery of the Phoenix metropolitan area, flanked by Buckeye to the south-west and Surprise to the north-east. Their peaks reach an elevation of about 4,000 feet, the highest being Barry Goldwater Peak at 4,083 feet, and the range consists of numerous ridges, peaks and canyons rather than a single prominent summit. It was formed as part of a detachment fault in the mid-Tertiary, about 30 million years ago, and being young in geological terms it retains a rugged topography of rocky fault ridges and deep canyons. Heavy rainfall sends water rapidly through the steep canyons, and over time this has scoured depressions, or tanks, in the white granite near the base of the mountains; these give the range its name. The White Tank Mountain Regional Park lies within the range.
Where it is
White Tank Mountains is a natural landmark near Buckeye, 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 White Tank Mountains, 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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Nearby attractions
7.0 miles away
Skyline Regional Park
An 8,700-acre Sonoran Desert preserve on the White Tank Mountains' southern edge, managed by Buckeye under a BLM lease.
9.7 miles away
Wildlife World Zoo
A 215-acre zoo and aquarium at Litchfield Park near Phoenix, specialising in African and South American animals.
12 miles away
Surprise Stadium
A 10,714-seat ballpark opened in 2002, the shared spring training ground of the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers.
15 miles away
Goodyear Ballpark
The spring training ground of the Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds, a 9,500-seat stadium in Goodyear that opened in 2009.
17 miles away
Camelback Ranch
A spring training complex in Phoenix shared by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox, with a 13,000-seat main stadium.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Buckeye
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 44.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 28.5
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 33.5753, -112.5789
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12