List of mountain ranges of Pima County, Arizona
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- Agua Dulce MountainsAgua Dulce MountainsThe Agua Dulce Mountains are a mountain range in the north-central Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona. The range is located in the extreme southwestern portion of Pima County, Arizona, immediately north of the international boundary with Mexico and about 30 miles southwest of Ajo, Arizona...
–Pima County - Ajo Range–Pima County
- Alvarez Mountains–Pima County
- Artesa Mountains–Pima County
- Baboquivari Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County; See: Baboquivari Peak WildernessBaboquivari Peak WildernessThe Baboquivari Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in the Baboquivari Mountain Range southwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It...
- Batamote Mountains–Pima County
- Bates Mountains–Pima County
- Brownell Mountains–Pima County
- Castle Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- Cerro Colorado MountainsCerro Colorado MountainsThe Cerro Colorado Mountains are a low mountain range in Pima County, Arizona, USA. The highest point of the range is at the Colorado Benchmark , at ....
–Pima County - Cimarron Mountains–Pima County
- Coyote Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- Crooked Mountains–Pima County
- Diablo Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- Empire Mountains–Pima County
- Gakolik Mountains–Pima County
- Granite Mountains (Arizona)Granite Mountains (Arizona)The Granite Mountains is a mountain range in the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona. It is located in extreme western Pima County, Arizona, bordering southeast Yuma County....
–Pima County–see also: Granite Mountain (Arizona)Granite Mountain (Arizona)Granite Mountain is a mountain located in Yavapai County, Arizona that covers roughly . It was once known as Mount Gurley for the first governor of the Arizona Territory, John A. Gurley. Its southwest face has a sheer granite cliff approximately 500 feet high that is one of the best locations for...
-(Yavapai County)
a separate "Granite Mountain" is in s. La Paz County - Growler MountainsGrowler MountainsThe Growler Mountains is a 23-mile, long north-south trending mountain range of far western Pima County, Arizona that lies west of Ajo, Arizona...
–Pima County - John the Baptist MountainsJohn the Baptist MountainsThe John the Baptist Mountains are a small mountain range in western Pima County, Arizona, approximately 8.5 miles southwest of the town of Ajo, Arizona. The range is approximately three miles long and about one mile wide at its widest point. The highpoint of the range is 2,161 feet above sea level...
–Pima County - La Lesna Mountains–Pima County
- Las Guijas Mountains–Pima County
- Little Ajo MountainsLittle Ajo MountainsThe Little Ajo Mountains is a mountain range in southern Arizona, in extreme western Pima County, Arizona. The city of Ajo-, sits on the northeast of this small mountain range....
–Pima County - Mesquite Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- North Comobabi Mountains–Pima County
- Pozo Redondo Mountains–Pima County
- Pozo Verde Mountains–Pima County
- Puerto Blanco Mountains–Pima County
- Quijotoa Mountains–Pima County
- Quinlan Mountains–Pima County
- Rincon MountainsRincon MountainsThe Rincon Mountains are a significant mountain range east of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States. The Rincon Mountains are one of five mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley...
–Pima County - Roskruge Mountains–Pima County
- San Luis MountainsSan Luis MountainsThe San Luis Mountains are a small, lower elevation mountain range of central-southern Pima County Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona–Sasabe, Sonora....
–Pima County - Santa Catalina MountainsSanta Catalina MountainsThe Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains, are located north, and northeast of Tucson, Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, with the highest average elevation...
–Pima County, Pinal County - Santa Rita MountainsSanta Rita MountainsThe Santa Rita Mountains, located about 65 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona, extend 42 km from north to south, then trending southeast. They merge again southeastwards into the Patagonia Mountains, trending northwest by southeast...
–Santa Cruz, Pima County - Santa Rosa Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- Sauceda Mountains–Pima County
- Sheridan Mountains–Pima County
- Sierra Blanca Mountains–Pima County
- Sierra de la Nariz–Pima County
- Sierra de Santa Rosa–Pima County
- Sierrita Mountains–Pima County
- Sikort Chuapo Mountains–Pima County
- Silver Bell MountainsSilver Bell MountainsThe Silver Bell Mountains are an arid north-northwest x southeast trending small mountain range in north-central Pima County, Arizona. The range lies west of Marana, Arizona, located on Interstate-10, northwest of Tucson....
–Pima County - Sonoyta Mountains–Pima County
- South Comobabi Mountains–Pima County
- Tortolita MountainsTortolita MountainsThe Tortolita Mountains are a minor mountain range located northwest of Tucson, Arizona, USA. With a peak elevation of 4,652 feet , the Tortolita Mountains are situated at the northern boundaries of Oro Valley and Marana, two suburbs of Tucson...
–Pima County, Pinal County - Tucson MountainsTucson MountainsThe Tucson Mountains are a minor mountain range west of Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson Mountains, including Wasson Peak, are one of four notable mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley...
–Pima County, Pinal County - Waterman MountainsWaterman MountainsThe Waterman Mountains are a low mountainous landform in Pima County, United States. Numerous flora and fauna species are found in the Waterman Mountains, in the Pinyon-juniper woodland plant community. Notable among the tree species is the Elephant tree which species exhibits a contorted...
–Pima County - West Silver Bell MountainsWest Silver Bell MountainsThe West Silver Bell Mountains are a small 10 mile long mountain range of south-central Arizona, United States. The range lies in the north-central arid Sonoran Desert; the Madrean Sky Islands region of southeast Arizona, around Tucson is adjacent to the southeast.The range lies 25 mi west of...
–Pima County
Madrean region Pima County ranges
The regional major and minor mountain regions called Madrean Sky IslandsMadrean sky islands
The Madrean Sky Islands are enclaves of Madrean pine-oak woodlands, found at higher elevations in a complex of small mountain ranges in southern and southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and northwestern Mexico. The sky islands are surrounded at lower elevations by the Sonoran and...
, the sky island
Sky island
Sky islands are mountains that are isolated by surrounding lowlands of a dramatically different environment, a situation which, in combination with the altitudinal zonation of ecosystems, has significant implications for natural habitats. Endemism, vertical migration, and relict populations are...
s region of southeast Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, extreme southwest New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and northern Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, the north extension of the Sierra Madre Occidental
Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a mountain range in western Mexico.-Setting:The range runs north to south, from just south of the Sonora–Arizona border southeast through eastern Sonora, western Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, Nayarit, Jalisco, Aguascalientes to Guanajuato, where it joins...
, the western cordillera of northern and western Mexico. (highest elevation in bold)
- Baboquivari Mountains (Arizona)( 7730 )Pima County; See: Baboquivari Peak WildernessBaboquivari Peak WildernessThe Baboquivari Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in the Baboquivari Mountain Range southwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It...
- Pozo Verde Mountains( 4885 )
- Quinlan Mountains( 5014 )
(on eastern border of Sonoran Desert region-(extension north of Baboquivari Mountains)) - Rincon MountainsRincon MountainsThe Rincon Mountains are a significant mountain range east of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, in the United States. The Rincon Mountains are one of five mountain ranges surrounding the Tucson valley...
–( 8664 ) - San Luis MountainsSan Luis MountainsThe San Luis Mountains are a small, lower elevation mountain range of central-southern Pima County Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona–Sasabe, Sonora....
( 5369 ) - Santa Catalina MountainsSanta Catalina MountainsThe Santa Catalina Mountains, commonly referred to as the Catalina Mountains, are located north, and northeast of Tucson, Arizona, United States, on Tucson's north perimeter. The mountain range is the most prominent in the Tucson area, with the highest average elevation...
–( 9157 )–Pima County, Pinal County - Santa Rita MountainsSanta Rita MountainsThe Santa Rita Mountains, located about 65 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona, extend 42 km from north to south, then trending southeast. They merge again southeastwards into the Patagonia Mountains, trending northwest by southeast...
–( 8585 )–Santa Cruz County, Pima County - Tortolita MountainsTortolita MountainsThe Tortolita Mountains are a minor mountain range located northwest of Tucson, Arizona, USA. With a peak elevation of 4,652 feet , the Tortolita Mountains are situated at the northern boundaries of Oro Valley and Marana, two suburbs of Tucson...
( 4652 )
(both in Madrean sky island region, and also on border of Sonoran Desert ranges-(northeast Madrean))
(Minor ranges: Cerro Colorado MountainsCerro Colorado MountainsThe Cerro Colorado Mountains are a low mountain range in Pima County, Arizona, USA. The highest point of the range is at the Colorado Benchmark , at ....
and San Luis MountainsSan Luis MountainsThe San Luis Mountains are a small, lower elevation mountain range of central-southern Pima County Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona–Sasabe, Sonora....
on western border of the Madreans)
See also
- List of mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert
- List of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges - Sonoran - Chihuahuan Deserts