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Much of the trail passes through ponderosa pine forests; in other places the path crosses meadows or traverses mesas with desert plants like agave. The southern part of the loop follows the rim of the canyon along the northern boundary of the wilderness. [7] The sections of trail outside of the wilderness are open to mountain biking as well as ...
Mount Wrightson (O'odham: Ce:wi Duag [4]) is a 9,456-foot (2,882 m) peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States. It was named for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan .
Range map of ponderosa pine. Ponderosa pine forest is the largest western forest type in the United States. [2] Ponderosa pine is the principal species on over 110,000 km 2 (27,000,000 acres) and is present on an additional 55,000 km 2 (14,000,000 acres).
The southeast of Arizona, with New Mexico, northwest Chihuahua and northeast Sonora contain insular sky island mountain ranges, (the Madrean Sky Islands), or smaller subranges in association. There are also numerous Sonoran Desert ranges, or Arizona transition zone ranges. Northern and northeast Arizona also has scattered ranges throughout.
Pine Mountain Wilderness is a protected wilderness area managed by the Prescott National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona. Pine Mountain is the high point of the Verde River Rim at 6,814 feet (2076 m) and provides an excellent viewing to the northeast of the Wild and Scenic Verde while surrounded by ponderosa pine and Douglas fir.
The Highline National Recreation Trail is a 54.7-mile (88.0 km) [1] trail that runs below the Mogollon Rim in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.The trail showcases beautiful vistas of rim canyons, brushy hills, distant mountains, unique rock formations, and wonderful stands of Ponderosa pine.
The main trail is Woodchute Trail #102, which connects to the 1.4-mile (2.3 km) Rick Tank Cutoff Trail #104 in the southern part of the wilderness. [5] Ponderosa pine dominates the upper elevations of the reserve; pinyon pine and Utah juniper are more common at lower and dryer elevations. [1]
Arizona is a fairly mountainous and rugged state, and is home to the world's largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest. Many mountain ranges exceed 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in elevation, and some can hold snow all summer. Arizona has 194 named mountain ranges.