'A' Mountain

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For sweeping metro and mountain views, huff it up for half a mile to the top of Tempe's 'A' Mountain, so-called because of the giant letter 'A' painted there by ASU students (but officially known as Tempe Butte). The trailhead is on E 3rd St, near Mill Ave.

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