The Mogollon Mountains or Mogollon Range (/ mʌɡɪˈjoʊn / or / moʊɡəˈjoʊn /) [1] are a mountain range in Grant County and Catron County of southwestern New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. They are primarily protected within the Gila National Forest.

The Mogollon Rim is a major floristic and faunal boundary, with species characteristic of the Rocky Mountains living on the top of the plateau, and species native to the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental on the slopes below and in the Madrean Sky …

Mogollon Mountains, mountain range extending for 50 miles (80 km) east of the San Francisco River in southwestern New Mexico, U.S. Topped by Whitewater Baldy Peak (10,892 feet [3,320 metres]), the mountains are named for Don Juan Mogollon, Spanish governor (1712–15) of New Mexico province.

2015年10月6日 · In the Southwest, the Transition Highlands are dominated by the Mogollon Rim, a massive break in the earth’s topography stretching diagonally across Arizona and into New Mexico. In places, the Rim is a sheer escarpment nearly 2,000 feet high.

The Mogollon tradition is found in high-altitude and desert areas in the mountains and plateaus of what is now central Arizona, west-central and southern New Mexico, western Texas, and northern Sonora and Chihuahua.

2018年3月28日 · The Mogollon might well be referred to as “Mountain Peoples” because they inhabited the rugged, high-elevation mountain and canyon country of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico, far northwestern Texas, northern Chihuahua, Mexico, and perhaps the far northeastern corner of Sonora, Mexico.

2024年3月27日 · The Mogollon Mountains provide a stunning backdrop to the Gila Wilderness. LESS THAN FIVE MILES into the nation’s first designated wilderness area, I scan the muddy banks of New Mexico’s last free-flowing river for animal tracks, wondering who else is here.

The Catwalk's history began with the discovery of gold and silver in the rugged Mogollon Mountains above Whitewater Canyon. In 1893, the small town of Graham (also known as Whitewater) grew around a mill, located on the west hillside …

This trail is known as the Crest Trail because it generally follows the crest of the Mogollon Mountains from Sandy Point to Mogollon Baldy. Most of this trail is in old growth mixed conifer and offers some of the most spectacular views of the Gila National Forest.

The Gila Mountains, also known as the Mogollon Mountains, are located in Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico, USA. The range contains 211 mountains. Whitewater Baldy is the tallest peak in the range at 10,892 ft (3,320 m), as well as the most prominent (3,547 ft/1,081 m).