Pajarito Mountains (Arizona)
Mountain range in the US state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pajarito Mountains is a small mountain range of western Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States,[1] that extend south into Sonora, Mexico. The range is adjacent the Atascosa Mountains at its north, with both ranges in the center of a north-south sequence of ranges called the Tumacacori Highlands. The Highlands have the Tumacacori Mountains at the north, and south of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Sierra La Esmeralda range (the Emerald Mountains). The Tumacacori Highlands are part of a regional conservancy study of "travel corridors" for cats, called Cuatro Gatos, Four Cats,[2] for mountain lions, ocelot, bobcat, and jaguar.
Pajarito Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Pajarito Peak |
Elevation | 4,629[1] ft (1,411 m) |
Coordinates | 31°21′05″N 111°05′58″W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 6 mi (9.7 km) N-S |
Width | 12 mi (19 km) E-W |
Geography | |
Pajarito Mountains in Arizona | |
Country | United States, Mexico |
States | Arizona and Sonora |
Regions | Tumacacori Highlands and Sonoran Desert |
District | Santa Cruz County, Arizona |
Borders on | Atascosa Mountains, Peña Blanca Lake, U.S.-Mexico border and Sierra La Esmeralda |
The lower elevation Cerro Colorado Mountains to the northwest, and the San Luis Mountains, west are also part of the Highlands region. At the west of the Pajaritos and adjacent to the San Luis range, and Cobre Ridge peaks, is the Pajarita Wilderness. East of the Highlands is the Santa Cruz River Valley corridor.