Galiuro Mountains

For the wilderness of the same name, see Galiuro Wilderness.
Galiuro Mountains

extensive Galiuro Wilderness at center-south
Highest point
Peak Bassett Peak (Galiuro Mountains)
Elevation 7,663 ft (2,336 m)
Coordinates 32°30′22″N 110°16′47″W / 32.5062°N 110.2798°W / 32.5062; -110.2798
Dimensions
Length 55 mi (89 km) NW-SE
Width 15 mi (24 km)
Geography

Galiuro Mountains
in Arizona

Country United States
State Arizona
Region Madrean Sky Islands
((northeast)-Sonoran Desert)
Districts Graham County AZ and Pinal County, AZ
Settlement Mammoth, AZ–Klondyke, Arizona
(Redington, AZ-site-SW)
Range coordinates 32°35′12″N 110°19′48″W / 32.5867°N 110.33°W / 32.5867; -110.33Coordinates: 32°35′12″N 110°19′48″W / 32.5867°N 110.33°W / 32.5867; -110.33
Borders on San Pedro River & Valley-SW
Aravaipa Valley-NE
Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness-NW
Winchester Mountains-SE
Rincon Mountains-SW
Topo map Bassett Peak quad

The Galiuro Mountains are a large sky island mountain range of southeast Arizona, USA. It is a northerly mountain range in the Madrean Sky Islands region of southeast Arizona, northern Sonora in northwestern Mexico, and the extreme southwest (the "bootheel") of New Mexico.

The range is noted for its height and ruggedness. The Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness encompasses the north perimeter of the range, and the large Galiuro Wilderness covers the central-south. To the south, the Galiuro Wilderness borders the Redfield Canyon Wilderness. A river valley borders the range to the southwest, and Aravaipa Creek and Valley border its northeast.

Range overview

The Galiuro Mountains are a northwest-southeast trending range. The moderately wide San Pedro Valley and River border its southwest, abutting the northeast of the large sky island Santa Catalina Mountains range. The more narrow canyon northeast is the Aravaipa Valley with Aravaipa Creek.

Mammoth, Arizona, northeast of Tucson and Oracle, is the closest city to the range on its northwest.

View of the Galiuros from near San Manuel.
Power's Cabin, the site of the Power's Cabin Shootout in 1918.

Peaks and landforms

The highest peak of the range is Bassett Peak at 7,663 feet (2,336 m).[1] Other peaks from north-to-south: Black Butte at 4,573 feet (1,394 m), Sixtysix Peak, Mescal Peak, Horse Mountain at 6,225 feet (1,897 m), Maverick Mountain at 7,003 feet (2,135 m), China Peak, Topout Peak, Kennedy Peak at 7,549 feet (2,301 m), Sunset Peak, Bassett Peak at 7,663 feet (2,336 m), and Saddle Mountain at 6,167 feet (1,880 m).

References

  1. ↑ Arizona Mountain Ranges Highpoints
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