Fountain Hills is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.

Known for its impressive fountain, once the tallest in the world, it borders the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Scottsdale.

[6] Before the development of Fountain Hills, the area was home to the Yavapai people, and petroglyphs can be found near the Dixie Mine in the northwest corner of the town along the mountains.

Fountain Hills High School is built on the site of one of the P-Bar Ranch's buildings, and a plaque stands in the parking lot to commemorate this.

It is 31 miles (50 km) northeast of downtown Phoenix and sits on the east side of the south end of the McDowell Mountains.

[11] The elevation reaches 3,190 feet (970 m) on the western border of the town, on a spur of the McDowell Mountains.

To the southwest and northwest regions of Fountain Hills are the McDowell Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanic remnants.

The area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.

According to the 2020 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in Fountain Hills for the period 2016-2020 was $85,200.

The plume rises from a concrete water-lily sculpture in the center of a large man-made lake.

The fountain, driven by three 600 horsepower (450 kW) turbine pumps, sprays water at a rate of 7,000 US gallons (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal) per minute through an 18-inch (460 mm) nozzle.

[22] The town is one of only two International Dark Sky Communities located near a large metropolitan area.

The community is shielded from the lights of the larger cities in the Phoenix metro region by the McDowell Mountains to the west.

Bronze sculptures and fountains with Community Profile themes ranging from the whimsical to the serious dot the streets and adorn the public buildings, plazas and parks.

The collection also contains a wide variety of other art types and media, including paintings, stone, photography and metals.

Residents and visitors are invited to wander the streets or take the "Art Walk" guided tour.

Councilmembers include Vice Mayor Hannah Toth, Gayle Earle, Brenda Kalivianakis, Peggy McMahon, Allen Skillicorn, and Rick Watts.

The town contracts its law enforcement services with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.