User:Asiaticus/sandbox/Texas Hill (Arizona)

Texas Hill is a summit and landmark in the valley of the Gila River in Yuma County, Arizona. It rises to an elevation of 764 feet / 233 meters from the 330 foot level of the valley around it on the north side of the river. The mountain projects out into the valley, from the north side of the valley narrowing it considerably at that point and its dark color makes it stand out for long distances up and down the valley.

History
In 1849, during begining of the California Gold Rush, 49ers followed the Southern Immigrant Trail west to California along the Gila River Valley. Some of the main 49er routes from the eastern United States to the route through New Mexico Territory that passes Texas Hill, was through Texas and some of the earliest 49ers to reach California came from Texas. How the mountain came by the name is not known, but it had acquired the name by the time the first maps were made.

Texas Hill Station, a later Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach station, one of several built in 1859, was located about 2 miles east of Texas Hill. It replaced Griswell's Station and was located 10.98 miles east of Mohawk Station, and 16.13 miles from Flap-Jack Ranch, later known as Grinnel’s Ranch, and Stanwix Station.