List of mountain ranges of Arizona
There are 210 named mountain ranges in Arizona.This list also includes mountain ranges that are mostly in New Mexico and Sonora, Mexico, that extend into Arizona.
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Alphabetical list[]
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.
- Agua Caliente Mountains–Yuma County and Maricopa County
- Agua Dulce Mountains–Pima County
- –Yuma County
- Ajo Range–Pima County
- –Pima County
- Aquarius Mountains–Mohave County
- –Pima County
- Artillery Mountains–Mohave County
- Atascosa Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- Aubrey Hills–Mohave County
- Baboquivari Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Beaver Dam Mountains–Mohave County
- Belmont Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
- –Greenlee County
- –Mohave County
- Black Hills (Greenlee County)–Greenlee County
- Black Hills (Yavapai County)–Yavapai County
- Black Mesa (Arizona) -- (E. Navajo County & W. Apache County)
- Black Mountains (Arizona)–Mohave County
- –Yavapai County-(southwest county)
- Blackjack Mountains (Arizona)–Gila County
- Bradshaw Mountains–Yavapai County
- –Pima County
- Bryan Mountains–Yuma County
- –Mohave County
- –Yavapai County
- Buckskin Mountains (Arizona)–La Paz County
- Buckskin Mountains (Arizona-Utah)–Coconino County -- (S. Kane County, Utah)
- Butler Mountains–Yuma County
- Cabeza Prieta Mountains–Yuma County
- Camelback Mountain– Maricopa County
- Canelo Hills–Santa Cruz County
- Carrizo Mountains–Apache County
- –Pinal County
- –Pima County
- Castle Dome Mountains–Yuma County
- Cerbat Mountains–Mohave County
- Cerro Colorado Mountains–Pima County
- Chiricahua Mountains–Cochise County
- Chocolate Mountains (Arizona)–La Paz County
- Chuska Mountains–Apache County
- –Pima County
- –Yavapai County
- Copper Mountains–Yuma County
- –Mohave County
- Coyote Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- –Maricopa County
- –Pima County
- Date Creek Mountains–Yavapai County
- –Pima County
- Dome Rock Mountains–La Paz County
- Dos Cabezas Mountains–Cochise County
- Dragoon Mountains–Cochise County
- –Pinal County
- –Maricopa County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Galiuro Mountains–Graham County -- (SE. Pinal County)
- Gila Bend Mountains–Maricopa County
- Gila Mountains (Graham County)–Graham County
- Gila Mountains (Yuma County)–Yuma County
- Goldfield Mountains–Maricopa County
- Granite Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County–see also: Granite Mountain (Arizona)-(Yavapai County)
a separate "Granite Mountain" is in s. La Paz County - Granite Wash Mountains–La Paz County
- –Yavapai County
- Growler Mountains–Pima County
- Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ & Sonora, Mexico)
- Harcuvar Mountains–NE. La Paz County -- (SW. Yavapai County)
- Harquahala Mountains–E. La Paz County -- (W. Maricopa County)
- –Gila County
- Hieroglyphic Mountains–N. Maricopa County -- (some in S. Yavapai County)
- –Coconino County
- Huachuca Mountains–Cochise County
- Hualapai Mountains–Mohave County
- John the Baptist Mountains–Pima County
- –Yavapai County
- Kofa Mountains–N. Yuma County - (S. La Paz County)
- –Pima County
- Laguna Mountains (Arizona)–Yuma County (see also: Laguna Mountains(Calif))
- Las Guijas Mountains–Pima County
- Little Ajo Mountains–Pima County
- –La Paz County
- Little Dragoon Mountains–Cochise County
- Little Harquahala Mountains–La Paz County
- –S. La Paz County -- (N. Yuma County)
- Little Rincon Mountains–Cochise County
- Lukachukai Mountains–Apache County
- –Maricopa County
- Mazatzal Mountains–Southeast Yavapai County -- (and N. Maricopa County, W. Gila County)
- –Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- –Mohave County
- McDowell Mountains–Maricopa County
- Mescal Mountains–Gila County
- –Pima County
- –S. La Paz County -- (N. Yuma County)
- Mineral Mountains, Arizona–Pinal County
- Mingus Mountain, (= "Black Hills")–Yavapai County
- Moccasin Mountains–Mohave County -- (S. Kane County, Utah)
- Mohave Mountains–Mohave County
- Mohawk Mountains–Yuma County
- –Yavapai County
- –Mohave County
- Muggins Mountains–Yuma County
- Mule Mountains–Cochise County
- –Mohave County
- Mustang Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- Navajo Mountain, Arizona–Coconino County (mostly in Utah)
- –Graham County
- New River Mountains–Yavapai County & Maricopa County
- New Water Mountains–S. La Paz County -- (connected to Kofa Mountains, N. Yuma County)
- –Pima County
- Painted Rock Mountains–Maricopa Count
- Pajarito Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- –Pinal County
- –Yuma County
- Patagonia Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- Peacock Mountains–Mohave County
- –Cochise County
- Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)–NE. Cochise County -- (SE. Graham County, S. Greenlee County)
See also Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County), New Mexico, also a Madrean Sky Island - –Cochise County
- Phoenix Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Pinal County
- Pinal Mountains–Gila County
- Pinaleno Mountains–Graham County
- Plomosa Mountains–La Paz County
- Poachie Range–SE. Mohave County -- (SW. Yavapai County, NE. La Paz County)
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Rawhide Mountains–Mohave County
- Rincon Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- Sacaton Mountains–Pinal County
- Salt River Mountains
- –Gila County
- –Santa Cruz County
- –Greenlee County
- San Francisco Mountains
- –New Mexico & Greenlee County
- San Francisco Peaks–Coconino County
- San Luis Mountains–Pima County
- –Pinal County
- –Maricopa County
- Santa Catalina Mountains–Pima County
- Santa Maria Mountains–Yavapai County
- Santa Rita Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
- –Pima County
- Santa Teresa Mountains–Graham County
- –Pinal County
- –Pima County
- –Mohave County
- –Pinal County
- Sevenmile Mountains, Arizona-Gila County
- –Pima County
- Sierra Ancha–Gila County
- –Yuma County
- –Pima County
- –Yuma County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Sierra Estrella–Maricopa County
- Sierra Madre Occidental–Regional Western Mexico - (extension of individual ranges, along entire United States-Mexico border)
- Sky island/ Madrean sky islands
- Sierra Pinta–Yuma County
- Sierra Prieta–Yavapai County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- South Mountains (Arizona)–Maricopa County
- –Pinal County
- –E. Greenlee County -- (W. Grant County, New Mexico)
- Superstition Mountains–Pinal County
- Swisshelm Mountains–Cochise County
- –Pinal County
- Tank Mountains–Yuma County
- –Pinal County
- Tinajas Altas Mountains–Yuma County
- –Pinal County
- Tortolita Mountains–Pima County, Pinal County
- Trigo Mountains–La Paz County
- Tucson Mountains–Pima County
- Tule Mountains–Yuma County
- Tumacacori Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
- –Apache County
- –Mohave County
- –Maricopa County
- –Pinal County
- Virgin Mountains–N. Mohave County -- (E. Clark County, Nevada)
- Vulture Mountains–Maricopa County
- Waterman Mountains–Pima County
- Weaver Mountains–Yavapai County
- West Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County
- Whetstone Mountains–Cochise County
- White Mountains (Arizona)–Apache County
- White Tank Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Graham County
- Wickenburg Mountains–Yavapai County
- –N. Cochise County -- (they merge into S. Galiuro Mountains, Graham County)
- –Coconino County
Associated regional landforms[]
- Altar Valley
- Avra Valley
- Black Mesa, Big Mountain, Mesa de las Vacas
- Black Mesa (western Arizona), extreme south section: Black Mountains (Arizona)
- Cactus Plain
- Chinle Valley
- Chino Valley (Arizona)
- Coconino Plateau
- Defiance Plateau
- Echo Cliffs
- Gila River Valley–from eastern to southwestern Arizona
- Gila Valley (Graham County)
- Gila Valley (Yuma County)
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Wash Cliffs
- Growler Valley
- Hualapai Valley
- Hunts Mesa
- Hurricane Cliffs
- Hyder Valley
- Kaibab Plateau
- Kanab Plateau
- La Posa Plain
- Lechuguilla Desert
- Lonesome Valley, See: Chino Valley, Arizona, & Prescott Valley, Arizona (townsites)
- Madera Canyon (Arizona)
- Mogollon Plateau
- Mogollon Rim
- Mohawk Valley (Arizona)
- Monument Valley
- Painted Desert, Arizona
- , See: Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
- Parker Valley
- Rainbow Valley (Arizona)
- Ranegras Plain
- Sabino Canyon
- Sacramento Valley (Arizona)
- Salt River Canyon
- San Bernardino Valley (Arizona)
- San Cristobal Valley
- San Pedro Valley (Arizona)
- San Simon Valley
- Santa Rosa Valley
- Sentinel Plain
- Shivwits Plateau
- Sonoran Desert
- Sulphur Springs Valley
- Sycamore Canyon
- Tonto Basin
- Tule Desert (Arizona)
- Verde Valley
- Vermilion Cliffs
- Whitlock Valley
- Williamson Valley
- Yuma Desert
Apache County[]
- Black Mesa (Arizona) -- (E. Navajo County & W. Apache County)
- Carrizo Mountains–Apache County
- Chuska Mountains–Apache County
- Lukachukai Mountains–Apache County
- –Apache County
- White Mountains (Arizona)–Apache County
Cochise County[]
- Chiricahua Mountains–Cochise County
- –Cochise County
- Swisshelm Mountains–Cochise County
- Dos Cabezas Mountains–Cochise County
- Dragoon Mountains–Cochise County
- Little Dragoon Mountains–Cochise County
- Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ & Sonora, Mexico)
- Huachuca Mountains–Cochise County
- Little Rincon Mountains–Cochise County
- ( Rincon Mountains–Pima County )
- Mule Mountains–Cochise County
- Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)–NE. Cochise County -- (SE. Graham County, S. Greenlee County)
See also Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County), New Mexico, also a Madrean Sky Island - –Cochise County
- Whetstone Mountains–Cochise County
- –N. Cochise County -- (they merge into S. Galiuro Mountains, Graham County)
Coconino County[]
- Buckskin Mountains (Arizona-Utah)–Coconino County -- (S. Kane County, Utah)
- –Coconino County
- San Francisco Peaks–Coconino County
- –Coconino County
Gila County[]
- Blackjack Mountains (Arizona)–Gila County
- –Gila County
- ( Mazatzal Mountains–Southeast Yavapai County -- (and N. Maricopa County, W. Gila County) )
- Mescal Mountains–Gila County
- Pinal Mountains–Gila County
- –Gila County
- Sevenmile Mountains–Gila County
- Sierra Ancha–Gila County
Graham County[]
- Galiuro Mountains–Graham County -- (SE. Pinal County)
- –N. Cochise County -- (they merge into S. Galiuro Mountains, Graham County)
- Gila Mountains (Graham County)–Graham County
- ( Gila Mountains (Yuma County)–Yuma County )
- –Graham County
- Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)–NE. Cochise County -- (SE. Graham County, S. Greenlee County)
See also Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County), New Mexico, also a Madrean Sky Island - Pinaleno Mountains–Graham County
- Santa Teresa Mountains–Graham County
- –Graham County
Greenlee County[]
- –Greenlee County
- Black Hills (Greenlee County)–Greenlee County
- ( Black Hills (Yavapai County)–Yavapai County )
- Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)–NE. Cochise County -- (SE. Graham County, S. Greenlee County)
See also Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County), New Mexico, also a Madrean Sky Island - –New Mexico & Greenlee County
- –E. Greenlee County -- (W. Grant County, New Mexico)
La Paz County[]
- Buckskin Mountains (Arizona)–La Paz County
- Chocolate Mountains (Arizona)–La Paz County
- Dome Rock Mountains–La Paz County
- Granite Wash Mountains–La Paz County
- Harcuvar Mountains–NE. La Paz County -- (SW. Yavapai County)
- Harquahala Mountains–E. La Paz County -- (W. Maricopa County)
- (Kofa Mountains–N. Yuma County - (S. La Paz County) )
- –La Paz County
- Little Harquahala Mountains–La Paz County
- Harquahala Mountains–E. La Paz County -- (W. Maricopa County)
- –La Paz County
- –S. La Paz County -- (N. Yuma County)
- New Water Mountains–La Paz County
- Plomosa Mountains–La Paz County
- ( Poachie Range–SE. Mohave County -- (SW. Yavapai County, NE. La Paz County) )
- Trigo Mountains–La Paz County
Maricopa County[]
- Agua Caliente Mountains–Yuma County and Maricopa County
- Belmont Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
- Camelback Mountain– Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
- Gila Bend Mountains–Maricopa County
- Goldfield Mountains–Maricopa County
- Harquahala Mountains–E. La Paz County -- (W. Maricopa County)
- Little Harquahala Mountains–La Paz County
- Hieroglyphic Mountains–Maricopa County -- (some in S. Yavapai County)
- –Maricopa County
- Mazatzal Mountains–Southeast Yavapai County -- (and N. Maricopa, W. Gila County) )
- Four Peaks– Maricopa County
- McDowell Mountains–Maricopa County
- New River Mountains–Yavapai County & Maricopa County
- Painted Rock Mountains–Maricopa County
- Phoenix Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
- Sierra Estrella–Maricopa County
- Salt River Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County -- (See: .)
- Vulture Mountains–Maricopa County
- White Tank Mountains–Maricopa County
- –Maricopa County
Mohave County[]
- Aquarius Mountains–Mohave County
- Artillery Mountains–Mohave County
- Aubrey Hills–Mohave County
- ( Beaver Dam Mountains–S. Washington County, Utah -- (N. Mohave County--Arizona Strip) )
- –Mohave County
- Black Mountains (Arizona)–Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- Cerbat Mountains–Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- Hualapai Mountains–Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- Moccasin Mountains–Mohave County -- (S. Kane County, Utah)
- Mohave Mountains–Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- Peacock Mountains–Mohave County
- Poachie Range–E. Mohave County -- (W. Yavapai County)
- Rawhide Mountains–Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- –Mohave County
- Virgin Mountains–N. Mohave County -- (E. Clark County, Nevada)
[]
- Agathla Peak–Navajo County
- Black Mesa (Arizona) -- (E. Navajo County & W. Apache County)
Pima County[]
- Agua Dulce Mountains–Pima County
- Ajo Range–Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County; See: Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Cerro Colorado Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- Coyote Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Granite Mountains (Arizona)–Pima County–see also: Granite Mountain (Arizona)-(Yavapai County)
a separate "Granite Mountain" is in s. La Paz County - Growler Mountains–Pima County
- John the Baptist Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- Las Guijas Mountains–Pima County
- Little Ajo Mountains–Pima County
- Mesquite Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Quinlan Mountains–Pima County – highest point is Kitt Peak
- Rincon Mountains–Pima County
- ( Little Rincon Mountains–Cochise County )
- –Pima County
- San Luis Mountains–Pima County
- Santa Catalina Mountains–Pima County
- Santa Rita Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Sierrita Mountains–Pima County
- –Pima County
- Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County
- West Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County & Pinal County
- –Pima County
- –Pima County
- Tortolita Mountains–Pima County, Pinal County
- Tucson Mountains–Pima County
- Tumacacori Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
- Waterman Mountains–Pima County
- West Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County & Pinal County
- Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County
Pinal County[]
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- Galiuro Mountains–Graham County -- (SE. Pinal County)
- Mineral Mountains, Arizona–Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- Sacaton Mountains–Pinal County
-
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- Superstition Mountains–Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- Tortolita Mountains–Pima County, Pinal County
- –Pinal County
- West Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County & Pinal County
- ( Silver Bell Mountains–Pima County )
Santa Cruz County[]
- Atascosa Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- Canelo Hills–Santa Cruz County, Cochise County
- Mustang Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- –Santa Cruz County
- Patagonia Mountains–Santa Cruz County
- –Santa Cruz County
- Santa Rita Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
- Tumacacori Mountains–Santa Cruz County, Pima County
Yavapai County[]
- Big –Yavapai County
- Black Hills (Yavapai County)–Yavapai County
- Black Hills (Greenlee County)–Greenlee County
- –Yavapai County-(southwest county)
- –Yavapai County
- Bradshaw Mountains–Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- Date Creek Mountains–Yavapai County
- Granite Dells–Yavapai County
- Granite Mountain–Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- ( Harcuvar Mountains–NE. La Paz County -- (SW. Yavapai County) )
- ( Hieroglyphic Mountains–N. Maricopa County -- (some in S. Yavapai County) )
- –Yavapai County
- Mazatzal Mountains–Southeast Yavapai County -- (and N. Maricopa County, W. Gila County)
- –Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- Mingus Mountain, (= "Black Hills (Arizona)")–Yavapai County
- –Yavapai County
- New River Mountains–Yavapai County & Maricopa County
- ( Poachie Range–SE. Mohave County -- (SW. Yavapai County, NE. La Paz County) )
- Santa Maria Mountains–Yavapai County
- Sierra Prieta–Yavapai County
- Weaver Mountains–Yavapai County
- White Hills, Arizona–Yavapai County
- Wickenburg Mountains–Yavapai County
Yuma County[]
- Agua Caliente Mountains–Yuma County and Maricopa County
- –Yuma County
- Bryan Mountains–Yuma County
- Butler Mountains–Yuma County -- (W. of Tinajas Altas Mountains-(minor length & elevation))
- Cabeza Prieta Mountains–Yuma County
- Castle Dome Mountains–Yuma County
- Copper Mountains–Yuma County
- Gila Mountains (Yuma County)–Yuma County
- ( Gila Mountains (Graham County)–Graham County )
- Kofa Mountains–N. Yuma County - (S. La Paz County)
- Laguna Mountains (Arizona)–Yuma County (see also: Laguna Mountains(Calif))
- ( –S. La Paz County -- (N. Yuma County) )
- –S. La Paz County -- (N. Yuma County)
- Mohawk Mountains–Yuma County
- Muggins Mountains–Yuma County
- ( New Water Mountains–S. La Paz County -- (connected to Kofa Mountains, N. Yuma County) )
- –Yuma County
- –Yuma County
- –Yuma County
- Sierra Pinta–Yuma County
- Tank Mountains–Yuma County
- Tinajas Altas Mountains–Yuma County
- Tule Mountains–Yuma County
New Mexico[]
- Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ & Sonora, Mexico)
- –New Mexico & Greenlee County
Mexico[]
Sonora[]
- Guadalupe Mountains (Hidalgo County)–Hidalgo County, NM - (Cochise County, AZ & Sonora, Mexico)
- Sierra Madre Occidental–Regional Western Mexico - (extension of individual ranges, along entire United States-Mexico border)
- Sky island/ Madrean sky islands
See also[]
- List of mountain ranges of California
- List of mountain ranges of Nevada
- List of mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley
- List of mountains and hills of Arizona by height
- List of rivers of Arizona
- List of valleys of Arizona
- Madrean Sky Islands/ Sky island, a biome region of SE Ariz, SW New Mex, and Northern Mexico proper.
External links[]
Media related to Mountain ranges of Arizona at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Arizona
- Lists of mountains of the United States
- Lists of landforms of Arizona