Lizard Acres was a former cattle ranch, subdivision, and train stop situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the present day town of Surprise.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,191 feet (363 m) above sea level.[1]

Lizard Acres, Arizona
Cattle ranch, train stop
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Coordinates: 33°38′07″N 112°20′43″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Elevation [1]	1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)	623
FIPS code	04-41645
GNIS feature ID	24498

Lizard Acres (noted as Lizard on topographic maps) was a train stop just north of Surprise, Arizona. The stop is near current day Grand Avenue and Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona.[3] The site also held a cattle farm.[4]

The 1,800 acre cattle ranch was owned by J. Charles Wetzler.[5] In the early 1960s, the ranch held 13,000 cattle.[6]

Sun City West, Arizona, a retirement community, was built on part of the ranch in 1960 and 1972.[7][5]

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