^Bulletin – United States Geological Survey By Geological Survey (U.S.) Published by The Survey., 1909 Item notes: no. 380 Original from Harvard University
^Coronado National Forest: Sierra Vista Recreation Area
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whetstone, mountains, mountain, range, cochise, county, southeastern, arizona, highest, pointpeakapache, peakelevation7, dimensionslength14, swidth9, wgeographycountryunited, statesstatearizonaregionnorthwestern, chihuahuan, desertmunicipalitiesbenson, sierra,. The Whetstone Mountains is a mountain range in Cochise County southeastern Arizona 1 Whetstone MountainsHighest pointPeakApache PeakElevation7 711 ft 2 350 m DimensionsLength14 mi 23 km N SWidth9 mi 14 km E WGeographyCountryUnited StatesStateArizonaRegionNorthwestern Chihuahuan DesertMunicipalitiesBenson and Sierra VistaRange coordinates31 48 41 N 110 25 07 W 31 8114757 N 110 4186871 W 31 8114757 110 4186871Borders onSan Pedro River San Pedro Valley I 10 Mule Mountains and Huachuca Mountains Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Peaks 2 History 3 References 4 External linksGeography Edit Whetstone Mountains The range is located south of Interstate 10 between the Santa Rita Mountains to the west and the Dragoon Mountains to the east Higher elevations of the major ranges in the region are in the Madrean Sky Islands ecoregion with sky island habitats Located within the Coronado National Forest the Whetstone Mountains are in its Sierra Vista Recreation Area with access via hiking trails 2 Kartchner Caverns State Park is in the eastern foothills of the Whetstone Mountains on Arizona State Route 90 The trailhead for the Foothills Loop Trail is in the park Foothills Loop Trail in the Whetstone Mountains foothillsPeaks Edit Peaks in the range include Apache Peak 7711 ft French Peak 7675 ft Granite Peak 7420 ft southern section Cottonwood Peak 7100 ft northeast section East Peak at 6681 ft eastern section History EditAt Iron Springs within the Whetstones is where Wyatt Earp fought in a gunfight during the Earp Vendetta Ride 1882 citation needed References Edit Bulletin United States Geological Survey By Geological Survey U S Published by The Survey 1909 Item notes no 380 Original from Harvard University Coronado National Forest Sierra Vista Recreation AreaExternal links EditVisual overview Saguaro Juniper Corp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whetstone Mountains Arizona Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whetstone Mountains amp oldid 1105003709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,