Sierra Aguilada
| Sierra Aguilada | |
|---|---|
  Sierra Auilada | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Brushy Mountain (Aguilada Mountains) (Aguilada Mountains) |
| Elevation | 7,405 ft (2,257 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) SW-NE |
| Width | 9 mi (14 km) E-W-(variable) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| Region |
(east)-White Mountains (Arizona) ((east)-Transition zone) |
| District | Catron County NM |
| Settlement | Glenwood, NM–Pleasanton, NM |
| Range coordinates | 33°19′N 108°58′W / 33.31°N 108.96°WCoordinates: 33°19′N 108°58′W / 33.31°N 108.96°W |
| Borders on |
San Francisco River–Mogollon Mountains-E Big Lue Mountains-SW San Francisco River-S-(range perimeter) Mesas-W Blue Range Wilderness-N & NW |
The Sierra Aguilada is a short, higher altitude mountain range in southwest Catron County, New Mexico on the eastern perimeter of Arizona's White Mountains. The region is at the east perimeter of the Arizona transition zone with its Mogollon Rim. The Mogollon Mountains of New Mexico lie just east, with a south-flowing section of the San Francisco River separating them. The river then turns west, forming the southern border of the Sierra Aguilada, and continues to eventually intercept the Gila River after traversing the northwest of the Big Lue Mountains of Arizona.
Range description
The Sierra Aguilada is about 15 mi long. It is in a region of mountainous forest, and mesas. The Mogollon Mountains are east, with the large Gila Wilderness and Gila National Forest. To the north and northwest lies the Blue Range Wilderness.
The east perimeter of the range is traversed by U.S. Route 180 in New Mexico as it parallels a north-south section of the San Francisco River. The communities of Pleasanton and Glenwood, New Mexico lie on the east and northeast of the range along the San Francisco River.
Peaks
The highest peak in the range, Brushy Mountain (Aguilada Mountains), 7,405 feet (2,257 m),[1] is in the north center of the range and east of the range centerline; Park Mountain, 7,321 feet (2,231 m),[2] is adjacent, and just west of the range centerline.
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Park Mountain
Highpoint: Brushy Mountain (Brushy Mountains); (the Brushy Mountain in the Blue Range Wilderness is in a sub-range called Brushy Mountains, adjacent and southwest of the Saliz Mountains)
Sierra Aguilada (range)