The approximately 10 miles (16 km) long range is the southern section of the Patagonia Mountains, beginning in the U.S.-Mexico border area, and descending to lower elevations in México. The range is named after the Roman Catholic Saint Antonio.
The Sierra La Esmeralda, northernmost range of the Sierra Madre Occidentalcordillera, begins south of the Sierra San Antonio. Two miles (3.2 km) north of the border and the Sierra San Antonio is Mount Washington at 7,221 ft (2,201 m), the highest peak of the Patagonia Mountains.
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May 08, 2024
sierra, antonio, mountain, range, southernmost, arizona, state, northern, sonora, state, méxico, highest, pointpeak, elevation7, geographycountrymexicostatesonora, contents, geography, regional, island, ecology, also, references, external, linksgeography, edit. The Sierra San Antonio is a mountain range in southernmost Arizona state U S and northern Sonora state Mexico Sierra San AntonioHighest pointPeak Elevation7 221 ft 2 201 m GeographyCountryMexicoStateSonora Contents 1 Geography 2 Regional sky island ecology 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editThe approximately 10 miles 16 km long range is the southern section of the Patagonia Mountains beginning in the U S Mexico border area and descending to lower elevations in Mexico The range is named after the Roman Catholic Saint Antonio The Sierra La Esmeralda northernmost range of the Sierra Madre Occidental cordillera begins south of the Sierra San Antonio Two miles 3 2 km north of the border and the Sierra San Antonio is Mount Washington at 7 221 ft 2 201 m the highest peak of the Patagonia Mountains Regional sky island ecology editVarious species are studied in the Madrean Sky Islands habitats in higher elevation mountains of northern Sonora and Chihuahua southeast Arizona and southwestern New Mexico One example is research on horned lizards in mountainous areas in northern Mexico in various mountain ranges including the Sierra San Luis range to the east 1 2 See also editList of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges Sonoran Chihuahuan Deserts Sierra La Esmeralda Sierra San LuisReferences edit Brycetowsley com Horned lizard study Tucson Herpetological SocietyExternal links editBrycetowsley com View of Sierra San Antonio photo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sierra San Antonio amp oldid 1117740370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
