Thanks to the mountains in the distance, there was always a nice view when driving in Phoenix. There are no mountains in my city, so I marveled at these landscapes every day while I was there.
Some of the tallest nearby mountains include Camelback Mountain, Piestewa Peak, Two Bit Peak, and Mummy Mountain.
Even from the most urban parts of Phoenix, you can see mountains in the distance. Viewing them amid downtown buildings and traffic gave the city a strong sense of place that I don’t experience in the northeast.
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