Swisshelm Mountains

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Swisshelm Mountains
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Swisshelm Mountains
in Arizona
Highest point
Peak Swisshelm Mountain
Elevation 7,195 ft (2,193 m)
Dimensions
Length 14 mi (23 km) N-S
Width 6 mi (9.7 km)
Geography
Country United States
State Arizona
Region Northeastern-Sonoran Desert
Rucker Canyon–Leslie Canyon Refuge
Madrean Sky Islands Region
District Douglas, AZ-S
Range coordinates 31°40′N 109°32′W / 31.67°N 109.54°W / 31.67; -109.54Coordinates: 31°40′N 109°32′W / 31.67°N 109.54°W / 31.67; -109.54
Borders on Sulphur Springs Valley-W
Chiricahua Mountains-NE
Pedregosa Mountains-SE
Leslie Creek & Refuge-S & E

The Swisshelm Mountains are a small mountain range adjacent to the southwest corner of the Chiricahua Mountains of eastern Cochise County, Arizona. They are separated from the Pedrogosa Mountains to the southeast, the Chiricahua's to the northeast, and by Leslie Creek, bordering the south and east; the area is now notable for the Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge.

The mountain range is named for John Swisshelm, a miner, a local settler of the late 1900s.[1]

Range

The range is a north-south range, with three notable peaks. In the south, Swisshelm Mountain is the highest at 7,185 feet (2,190 m). In the north, an unnamed peak is 5225 ft, and is adjacent to Whitewater Draw of the lower stretch of Rucker Creek. A second unnamed peak is in the northeast, at 5847 ft and also adjacent to Rucker Creek.

Leslie Creek forms the eastern and southern border of the Swisshelm Mountains. The Chiricahua's are directly adjacent eastwards; the Pedregosa Mountains are southeast and are drained by a tributary of Leslie Creek, Big Bend Creek.

The communities of Elfrida and McNeal are directly west of the Swisshelm's in the Sulphur Springs Valley; Douglas and Agua Prieta, Sonora are due south at about 15 miles (24 km). The historical area of Sunizona, Arizona is northwest-(Pearce, Arizona).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Short history, John Swisshelm

External links

Geology

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