Arizona Gazetteer
Malpais Cliffs is a physical feature (cliff) in Maricopa County. The primary coordinates for Malpais Cliffs places it within the AZ 85264 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Malpais Cliffs |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cliff |
| Description: | The cliffs rise directly above the Trail 31.5 miles from Mesa. |
| History: | Named for the rough, clinkery lava rock known in the southwest as 'malapai' or 'malapais' of which the cliffs are formed. Name proposed by Aubrey Drury (Southern Pacific Railroad) as 'Malapai Cliffs', but Dr. F.W. Hodge (Bureau of American Ethnology) recommended the spelling 'Malapais Cliffs'. |
| County: | Maricopa County |
| Latitude: | 33.7000451 |
| Longitude: | -111.4173544 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Malpais Cliffs: Malpais Cliffs.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Malpais Cliffs does not include property ownership information.
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