Stoneman Lake, Arizona
and surrounding areas inlcuding Apache Maid Mt.
Stoneman Lake is one of only three lakes in Arizona that are truly natural, not
reservoirs created by dams (the other natural lakes are Mormon and Ashurst).
Unfortunately, though, droughts in recent decades have caused Stoneman Lake to
almost completely dry up. However, heavy monsoon rains in the summer of 2021
spurred the growth of grass and wild sunflowers that created a beautiful yellowish-
green ring around the lake. Other photos on this page were taken on the Coconino
National Forest somewhere between Stoneman Lake and Apache Maid Mt., which
is four miles to the southwest. The entire area is at the low edge of the high
country where pines mix with junipers and antelope roam in great meadows.