List of Sky Island names and elevations
|
ID |
Mountain Range |
Feet |
Meters |
Notes |
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1 |
Aconchi |
7198 |
2194 |
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|
2 |
Álamo Hueco |
6159 |
1877 |
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|
3 |
Alta |
7546 |
2300 |
The eastern edge of the Sky Island region is ambiguous |
|
4 |
Ánimas |
8519 |
2597 |
|
|
5 |
Atascosa/Tumacacori |
6422 |
1957 |
Part of a larger complex, the Tumacacori Highlands |
|
6 |
Azul |
8038 |
2450 |
|
|
7 |
Baboquivari |
7734 |
2357 |
|
|
8 |
Bacadéhuachi |
7874 |
2400 |
Somewhat connected to the Sierra Madre |
|
9 |
Big Hatchet |
8356 |
2547 |
|
|
10 |
Basomori |
6263 |
1909 |
|
|
11 |
Buenos Aires |
7546 |
2300 |
|
|
12 |
Chiricahua |
9759 |
2974 |
|
|
13 |
Chivato |
7185 |
2190 |
|
|
14 |
Cíbuta |
5774 |
2005 |
Part of a larger complex including Guacomea, Las Avispas and Esmeralda |
|
15 |
Cucurpe |
5741 |
1750 |
Has oak woodland, but not extensive |
|
16 |
Dos Cabeza |
8354 |
2546 |
|
|
17 |
Dragoon |
7519 |
2292 |
|
|
18 |
El Carmen |
6398 |
1950 |
|
|
19 |
El Gato (Huachinera) |
8629 |
2630 |
Certainly an extension of the Sierra Madre |
|
20 |
El Humo |
5413 |
1650 |
Surrounded by low Sonoran Desert |
|
21 |
El Pájarito |
6955 |
2120 |
East side of the Sierra Madre |
|
22 |
El Tigre |
7743 |
2360 |
Pass between the Sierra Madre and El Tigre has some scattered oaks, but with multiple life zones above oak woodland still disconnected, this should still be considered a Sky Island. |
|
23 |
Elenita |
8169 |
2490 |
Connected with Mariquita |
|
24 |
Enmedio |
7087 |
2160 |
|
|
25 |
Galiuro |
7663 |
2336 |
|
|
26 |
Huachuca |
9466 |
2885 |
|
|
27 |
Jacural |
6234 |
1900 |
Peak elevation approximate |
|
28 |
Juriquipa |
7152 |
2180 |
|
|
29 |
La Ceniza |
5971 |
1820 |
|
|
30 |
La Huerta |
5840 |
1780 |
|
|
31 |
La Madera |
6726 |
2050 |
|
|
32 |
La Madera (Opusera) |
7743 |
2360 |
|
|
33 |
Las Guijas |
5643 |
1720 |
|
|
34 |
Las Palomas? |
5840 |
1780 |
|
|
35 |
Los Ajos |
8629 |
2630 |
Highest point in Sonora, shared with La Cebadilla ridge in eastern Sonora, NW of Mesa Tres Rios |
|
36 |
Los Azules |
5413 |
1650 |
|
|
37 |
Mariquita |
8202 |
2500 |
Connected to Elenita |
|
38 |
Mazatán |
5085 |
1550 |
Southernmost Sky Island? AKA Huerfana |
|
39 |
Mule |
6535 |
1992 |
|
|
40 |
Pájarito |
5236 |
1560 |
Part of greater complex, the Tumacacori Highlands |
|
41 |
Pan Duro |
7546 |
2300 |
Part of San Luis complex, naming complicated |
|
42 |
Patagonia |
7221 |
2201 |
Connected to San Antonio? |
|
43 |
Peloncillo |
6625 |
2019 |
|
|
44 |
Pinal |
7848 |
2392 |
Madrean status questionable |
|
45 |
Pinaleño |
10720 |
3267 |
Highest point in the Sky Islands, only Madrean Sky Island with true spruce-fir lifezone |
|
46 |
Pinito |
7480 |
2280 |
|
|
47 |
Púrica |
8071 |
2460 |
|
|
48 |
Rincon |
8666 |
2641 |
|
|
49 |
San Antonio |
7251 |
2210 |
Connected to Patagonia? |
|
50 |
San Antonio (South) |
7316 |
2230 |
NW of El Carmen |
|
51 |
San José |
8333 |
2540 |
|
|
52 |
San Juan |
5348 |
1630 |
|
|
53 |
San Luis |
8268 |
2520 |
Part of a complex, naming complicated |
|
54 |
Santa Catalina |
9157 |
2791 |
|
|
55 |
Santa Rita |
9453 |
2881 |
|
|
56 |
Santa Teresa |
7481 |
2280 |
Connected to Turnbull |
|
57 |
Sierrita |
6206 |
1892 |
|
|
58 |
Tiznado |
5774 |
1760 |
|
|
59 |
Turnbull |
8282 |
2524 |
Connection to Santa Teresas |
|
60 |
Verde |
5840 |
1780 |
|
|
61 |
Whetstone |
7711 |
2350 |
|
|
62 |
Winchester |
7640 |
2329 |
|
|
63 |
Púlpito |
8136 |
2480 |
Part of Sierra Madre? (AKA Huachita Hueca) |
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Disclaimers |
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* Defining what counts as a Sky Island in the southern Sky Islands is difficult |
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* Names of Sky Islands often vary by map, and are sometimes different than naming used by local residents - choosing from possible names is subjective |
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* Choosing which areas to name in a interconnected complex of ranges is subjective |
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* Accurate elevations are sometimes hard to find - listed elevations are sometimes approximate and were acquired from a variety of sources, so accuracy is not guaranteed |
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