Arizona, United States · North America
Tonto Basin sits on the route: 45 minutes from Rio Verde.
Tonto Basin is a town located in Arizona, United States. With a population of 1,424, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Tonto Basin sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Phoenix time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Tonto Basin to your route.
The Tonto Basin, also known as Pleasant Valley, covers the main drainage basin of Tonto Creek and its tributaries in central Arizona, at the southwest of the Mogollon Rim, the higher elevation transition zone across central and eastern Arizona. Although the word tonto means silly or foolish in Spanish, this place nameRead more
is derived from the Apache word, Koun’nde, which means wild, rough people and refers to the indigenous Dilzhe’e Tonto Apache.
Tonto Basin is mostly north-south trending and outflows into the Salt River at the extensive canyon reservoir called Theodore Roosevelt Lake.
Arizona Route 188 traverses the lower Tonto Basin on the southwest side of Theodore Roosevelt Lake; it then merges at the water divide northeast of the Mazatzals, with State route 87 which proceeds to Payson and further to Kohls Ranch and Christopher Creek at the basin headwaters at the foot of the Mogollon Rim.
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Tonto Basin is located in Arizona, United States, North America. The coordinates are 33.8317 latitude, -111.2946 longitude.
Tonto Basin has a population of approximately 1,424 people, making it a town in United States.
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