Moccasin Mountains
Landform at the Arizona–Utah border / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Moccasin Mountains is an 11-mile-long (18 km)[1][2] mountain range located at the Arizona–Utah border in Mohave County, Arizona, and a small north section in Kane County, Utah.
Moccasin Mountains | |
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Moccasin Mountains (at Moccasin, AZ) of Arizona and Utah | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Lone Butte (Moccasin Mountains) |
Elevation | 6,191 ft (1,887 m) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 11 mi (18 km) |
Width | 8 mi (13 km) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
States | Arizona and Utah |
Counties | Mohave County, AZ and Kane County, UT |
Communities | Kaibab, AZ and Moccasin, AZ |
Range coordinates | 36°54′34″N 112°45′32″W |
Borders on | Zion National Park, Block Mesas, White Cliffs, Moquith Mountains, Vermilion Cliffs, Yellowstone Mesa, Antelope Valley and Clayhole Valley |
The range comprises, at lower elevations, the Vermilion Cliffs, as part of its northeast, east, south, and southwest borders. Moccasin Canyon in the center-south, and Twomile Wash at the southeast lie in sections of the Vermilion Cliffs, and most of the entire mountains are part of the Kaibab Indian Reservation.
Moccasin, Arizona lies at the downhill stretch of Moccasin Canyon; Kaibab lies 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast, with both townsites surrounded by the Vermilion Cliffs.
Pipe Spring National Monument is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Kaibab. In Utah, the northeast of the mountains are bordered by Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.