A tableland, 2,135-2,440 m (7,000-8,000 ft) high, of east-central Arizona. Its southern edge is the rugged escarpment Mogollon Rim.
Mogollon Plateau
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A tableland, 2,135-2,440 m (7,000-8,000 ft) high, of east-central Arizona. Its southern edge is the rugged escarpment Mogollon Rim.
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Mogollon Plateau or Mogollon Mesa (mōgōyōn'), tableland, part of the Colorado Plateau, from 7,000 to 8,000 ft (2,134-2,438 m) high, E central Ariz. It is covered by pine forests, parts of which are included in Coconino, Tonto, and Sitgreaves national forests. Its southern edge is a rugged escarpment called the Mogollon Rim. The plateau is not directly connected with the Mogollon Mts. in W New Mexico.
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The Mogollon Plateau (also Mogollon Mesa) is a pine-covered southern plateau section of the larger Colorado Plateau in east-central Arizona. The southern boundary of the plateau is the Mogollon Rim. The Mogollon Plateau is 2,135-2,440 meters high. The plateau lends its name to the Mogollon tribe, part of the Cochise-Mogollan peoples who inhabited this and nearby areas from 5,000 to 2,500 years ago. Their descendants are believed to include the Anasazi.
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Coordinates: 34°29′00″N 110°48′02″W / 34.4833333°N 110.80056°W
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