The City of Tempe officially designated Hayden Butte Preserve, better known around campus as "A" Mountain, as a preserve in 2002 ... in and what's beneficial to them," Jovanovic said. "I don't think ...

Tempe's "A" Mountain is not the city's only painted butte. Head west on Broadway Road, and look south just before you hit the I-10 freeway, to check out the side of Double Butte -- about halfway up.