Dutchwoman Butte Photos, September 1997

Tonto Basin, Tonto National Forest, Arizona

A relict desert grassland never grazed by livestock due to its inaccessibility.

These photos by Steve Gallizioli



The elevation is about 5,000 feet.



Ten species of perennial grasses are found on the butte (Ambos 2000). So much for the claims by HRM proponents that land becomes "over-rested" if it isn't grazed by livestock!