Place

La Barge Canyon and Black Top Mesa

canyon

Canyon0

Note

Black Top Mesa as mapped in OpenStreetMap (node 8614964517), where Ruth's skeleton was found; his skull was found in La Barge Canyon about three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) away. The earlier point (-111.35, 33.46) was 2.7 km east and unsourced.

Located in 1

Superstition Mountains

Place

PLC

Happened here 1

Adolph Ruth enters the range on 13 June; his skull is found in December, his bones in January 1932

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). La Barge Canyon and Black Top Mesa [Place PLC0D0G06DC477D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D0G06DC477D

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0d0g06dc477d,
  title     = {La Barge Canyon and Black Top Mesa},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0D0G06DC477D},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D0G06DC477D}
}