Painted Rock Mountains Painted Rock Mountains The Painted Rocks Mountains are a short 15-mile (24 km) long mountain range of the north-central Sonoran Desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and in southwest Maricopa County. The Gila River flows through the central-north end of the range. The famous Painted Rock Petroglyph Site lies at the northeast end of the range, adjacent the Painted Rock Reservoir, and the reservoir lies at the eastern end of the agricultural river valley that is locally names as the Lower Gila River Valley, extending approximately from the Colorado River at Yuma to the west and the reservoir at the east.
The Painted Desert he did not know how to ride a horse prior to this film, and learned specifically for his supporting role in "The Painted Desert". However, Gable had been a horseman since his early years, and merely took several lessons in Griffith Park prior to the commencement of filming in order to hone his skills. William Farnum was a large star during the silent era in Hollywood, starring in one of the earliest and most popular Westerns, the 1914 film "The Spoilers". When he was injured during the filming of 1924's "The Man Who Fights Alone", that effectively ended his leading