Huachuca Mountains
| Huachuca Mountains | |
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View from Miller Wilderness area of the Huachuca Mountains
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Miller Peak (Arizona) |
| Elevation | 9,466 ft (2,885 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 38 mi (61 km) North to South |
| Width |
34 mi (55 km) East to West Extent includes low land hills and valleys |
| Area | 755 sq mi (1,960 km2) |
| Geography | |
 Huachuca Mountains
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Region | Madrean Sky Islands |
| District | Cochise County |
| Range coordinates | 31°24′N 110°18′W / 31.400°N 110.300°WCoordinates: 31°24′N 110°18′W / 31.400°N 110.300°W |
34 mi (55 km) East to West
The Huachuca Mountain range is part of the Sierra Vista Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest. The Huachuca Mountains are located in Cochise County, Arizona approximately 70 miles (110 km) south-southeast of Tucson and southwest of the city of Sierra Vista, Arizona. Included in this area is the highest peak in the Huachucas, Miller Peak, and the region of the Huachucas known as Canelo Hills in eastern Santa Cruz County. The mountains range in elevation from 3,934 feet (1,199 m) at the base to 9,466 feet (2,885 m) at the top of Miller Peak. The second highest peak in this range is Carr Peak, elevation 9,200 feet (2,804 m). The Huachuca Mountain area is owned principally by the USDA Forest Service (Coronado National Forest) (41%), the U.S. Army (Fort Huachuca) (20%), and private land (32%). Sierra Vista is the main population center (41,908 inhabitants as of 2005 Census).
The Huachuca Mountains were named by the Spanish for a Pima village that once existed to the north of the range near the present location of Elgin, Arizona.
The Coronado National Memorial is in the southeastern margin of the range near the international border. The range extends a short distance south of the border in Sonora, Mexico.
Vegetation in the Huachucas varies from Chihuahua whitethorn scrub and semi-desert mixed grass/mixed scrub, at the lower elevations, to Encinal mixed oak, and transitions to ponderosa pine and Apache pine at the highest elevations.
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