Everything about The Mogollon Mountains totally explained
The
Mogollon Mountains are a small
mountain range east of the
San Francisco River in
Grant and
Catron counties of southwestern
New Mexico, between the communities of
Reserve and
Silver City. They extend roughly north-south for about 30 miles (48 km), and form part of the divide between the San Francisco and the
Gila rivers. The crest of the range lies about 15 miles (24 km) east of
U.S. Route 180. Most of the range is protected within the
Gila Wilderness, part of the
Gila National Forest.
The highest point in the range is
Whitewater Baldy which, at 10,895 ft (3,321 m), is the highest point in southwestern New Mexico. The range also contains five other 10,000+ foot peaks, most notably Mogollon Baldy (10,778 ft, 3,285 m).
The Mogollon Mountains were formed between forty and twenty-five million years ago as part of the Datil-Mogollon
Volcanic Plateau.
Hot springs existing in the area are a remnant of that volcanic activity.
Early inhabitants of the range include the
Mimbres Culture, from 300
BC to
AD 1300. Later peoples included the Chiricahua and Mimbres bands of the
Apache, including
Geronimo, said to have been born in the area around 1829. Mining occurred in the area beginning in the 1890s and continuing for some decades.
The Mogollon Mountains shouldn't be confused with the
Mogollon Rim, a large
escarpment in Arizona, about 100 miles to the northwest.
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