The Patagonia Mountains begin near the Mexico border east of Nogales, Arizona. Running north, they are geologically related to the Santa Rita Mountains, which continue north beyond Sonoita Creek. The Santa Rita Mountains line up to the north across the Sonoita Valley. Both the Patagonias and the Santa Ritas are east of the Santa Cruz River Valley. Arizona State Route 82 winds through the Sonoita Valley along Sonoita Creek which flows between the Santa Ritas and the Patagonias. Patagonia Lake and the town of Patagonia are located in the Sonoita Valley.[3] Some of the important peaks are, Mount Washington, the highest peak at 7,221 feet, Veteran's Peak, 7,211 feet, and Guajalote Peak, 6,490 feet. North of Guajalote Peak lies Soldier Basin. Above and to the east of the basin lies the largest endemic stand of ponderosa and Chihuahua pines in the range.
The Sierra San Antonio are a continuation of the Patagonia Mountains southwards into Mexico, a mountain range of about 10 miles in length that tapers down to lower elevations where the Santa Cruz River makes its bend near the Sonoran town of San Lázaro.
patagonia, mountains, mile, long, mountain, range, within, coronado, national, forest, santa, cruz, county, arizona, united, states, north, harshawhighest, pointpeakmount, washingtonelevation7, coordinates31, 35333, 72528, 35333, 72528geographycountryunited, s. The Patagonia Mountains are a 15 mile long 24 km mountain range within the Coronado National Forest and in Santa Cruz County Arizona United States 2 Patagonia MountainsThe Patagonia Mountains north of HarshawHighest pointPeakMount WashingtonElevation7 221 1 ft 2 201 m Coordinates31 21 12 N 110 43 31 W 31 35333 N 110 72528 W 31 35333 110 72528GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateArizonaRange coordinates31 25 50 N 110 45 32 W 31 43056 N 110 75889 W 31 43056 110 75889 Contents 1 Geography 2 Ecology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography edit nbsp Oak woodland in the Patagonia Mountains The Patagonia Mountains begin near the Mexico border east of Nogales Arizona Running north they are geologically related to the Santa Rita Mountains which continue north beyond Sonoita Creek The Santa Rita Mountains line up to the north across the Sonoita Valley Both the Patagonias and the Santa Ritas are east of the Santa Cruz River Valley Arizona State Route 82 winds through the Sonoita Valley along Sonoita Creek which flows between the Santa Ritas and the Patagonias Patagonia Lake and the town of Patagonia are located in the Sonoita Valley 3 Some of the important peaks are Mount Washington the highest peak at 7 221 feet Veteran s Peak 7 211 feet and Guajalote Peak 6 490 feet North of Guajalote Peak lies Soldier Basin Above and to the east of the basin lies the largest endemic stand of ponderosa and Chihuahua pines in the range The Sierra San Antonio are a continuation of the Patagonia Mountains southwards into Mexico a mountain range of about 10 miles in length that tapers down to lower elevations where the Santa Cruz River makes its bend near the Sonoran town of San Lazaro The old mining camps and ghost towns of Mowry Washington Camp Harshaw and Duquesne are located in the Patagonia Mountains Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora are in the valley to the southwest of the mountain range The San Rafael Valley and Canelo Hills are to the east of the Patagonia Mountains Ecology editThe connected Santa Rita Patagonia and Sierra San Antonio ranges are part of the Madrean Sky Islands ecoregion the sky island mountain ranges region on the north of the Sierra Madre Occidental the major cordillera and mountain ecoregion of central western and northwestern Mexico See also edit nbsp Arizona portal List of mountain ranges of Arizona List of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges Sonoran Chihuahuan DesertsReferences edit Duquesne Az Son 7 5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle USGS 2004 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Patagonia Mountains Arizona Atlas amp Gazetteer DeLorme 4th ed 2001 p 73 ISBN 0899333257External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Patagonia Mountains Moutainzone com The Patagonia Mountains Safossils com Patagonia Mountains photo gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patagonia Mountains amp oldid 1051355163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
