What cities are on the Mogollon Rim?

Cities and towns near the Mogollon Rim include Payson, Sedona, Show Low, Alpine and Pinetop-Lakeside. The Mogollon Rim is practically bisected by Interstate 17 which runs north-to-south between Flagstaff and Phoenix.

Where is the Mogollon Rim located?

Arizona
About the Mogollon Rim The White Mountains range starts west of the Arizona transition zone, a place known as the Mogollon Rim located in the eastern part of Arizona. The mountainous region stretches mostly east, but a little south, and meanders to the west as far as New Mexico.

Which forest is the Mogollon Rim in?

Coconino National Forest
Coconino National Forest – Mogollon Rim Ranger District.

Is Mogollon Rim open for camping?

Area Status: Open Mogollon Campground, although not directly in the Woods Canyon Recreation area, sits just outside and is only two miles from the lake. For those who like spectacular views, this campground is one of the closest to the Mogollon Rim.

How high is Mogollon Rim?

2,000 feet high
In the Southwest, the Transition Highlands are dominated by the Mogollon Rim, a massive break in the earth’s topography stretching diagonally across Arizona and into New Mexico. In places, the Rim is a sheer escarpment nearly 2,000 feet high.

How old is the Mogollon Rim?

30 million to 5 million years ago
In boring technical terms, the Mogollon Rim formed 30 million to 5 million years ago as a result of a series or fractures that stretched and thinned the crust. It divides two very different landscapes.

What caused the Mogollon Rim?

The Mogollon Rim divides the state geologically, culturally, physically, ecologically. Caused by a stretching and thinning of the crust in the past 30 million years, the Rim divides the quiet, layered highlands from the jumbled, active lowlands — pine forest from saguaro desert.

Is the Mogollon Rim a fault?

The Mogollon Rim marks the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau. This escarpment was not formed by a fault, but rather by the uniform erosion back from a monocline that formed over a fault. The fault created the monocline approximately 15 to 20 million years ago.

What does Mogollon mean in English?

: a prehistoric American Indian people inhabiting the mountains of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico.

What language is Mogollon?

Given evidence of influence of the Mogollon on groups among the most southeastern historic Puebolan groups who spoke Piro and Tompiro during historic types, it is possible that some Mogollon groups including the Mimbres may have spoken Tanoan languages.

What did Mogollon people look like?

The earliest Mogollon pithouses were deep and either circular or oval-shaped. Over time, Mogollon people built rectangular houses with rounded corners and not as deep. Their villages also had kivas, or round, semi-subterranean ceremonial structures.

Where is the Mogollon Rim Road in Arizona?

More Mogollon Rim Road Scenic Drive is a 43.1 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Pine, Arizona that offers scenic views and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for nature trips and scenic driving and is best used from May until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.

Where is the road to the Mogollon campground?

The road to Mogollon is a gravel road off of Forest Road 300. The campground loop road is also sandy and gravel. Recreation: Fishing and boating are available at Woods Canyon Lake which is approximately two miles from the campground on Road 105.

Where does the Mogollon Rim start and end?

Mogollon Rim. It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border with New Mexico. It forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona.

Where are the Mogollon Mountains in New Mexico?

^ The Mogollon Rim is not to be confused with the Mogollon Mountains in New Mexico located somewhat east of the eastern end of the Rim. The official estimate of the eastern end is near Show Low, although some sources extend it farther east. See U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mogollon Rim