Talk:Tempe Butte

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Destroyed by a Bomb Blast in 1952

All descriptions I have found of Tempe's A-Mountain use this descriptor. Who set off the bomb blast, the Army Corps of Engineers, a couple of disgruntled underwater basketweaving majors, University of Arizona students. Al-Qaeda? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Autkm (talk • contribs) 06:15, 5 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The part about the butte being excavated as part of the construction of the stadium is incorrect. Long before then, that part of the butte was being used as a quarry. Several buildings in Tempe, including St. Mary's Catholic Church (now part of the All Saint's Catholic Newman Center), which still stands on the corner of College and University, were made of stone from this quarry. The bomb in question was part of the quarry operation. After the quarry closed, the stadium was built on the former quarry site, which did involve some additional excavation, but nowhere near so much as can be seen.

I actually came to the talk page to complain about much worse error. The official name of the butte is Hayden Butte. The park in which Hayden Butte stands is Tempe Butte Park, but the butte itself is still named Hayden Butte.

72.251.8.21 (talk) 01:46, 26 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tempe Butte versus Hayden Butte versus A Mountain

Apparently the original name "Tempe Butte" was changed in 1961 to honor local notables named Hayden, but the change never made it to US Geological Survey.[1] The city of Tempe uses "Hayden Butte" in an official way but according to The Clio, many others don't.[2] OR warning, and based on just a few visits to the area: my fellow-hikers up the side of it called it "A Mountain." Google has about 70,000 results for "Hayden Butte" and only about 14,000 for "Tempe Butte." "'A Mountain' Tempe" has more than 700,000 results. Maybe we should consider renaming/moving the page, but if so I think "A Mountain" is at least as good a choice as either butte. I updated the article with some related RS. HouseOfChange (talk) 16:57, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]