Apr 25, 2024
Casa Grande Mountain - March 2024 Almost every mountain in the Southwest has big initials on it representing the nearby town. Casa Grande Mountain is no different. The CG is very visible in the close up. Many people think these bright white initials were to help guide pilots as they flew over the desert, and many early pilots did use them for that. But the primary reason they exist is that local high schools put them up there to support their football teams. Several different high schools claim to have been the first one to do that, but the letters predate regular aviation so they weren’t put there for pilots. They still make neat photos, though. MWM