Sierra Ancha Mountains

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The Sierra Ancha Mountains are a rugged, forested mountain range in central Arizona known for their steep canyons, high mesas, and archaeological sites of ancient cliff dwellings.

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Sierra Ancha Mountains canonical 2
Sierra Ancha range 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
adjacentTo Mogollon Rim ⓘ
Salt River Canyon ⓘ
Tonto Basin ⓘ
associatedWith Salado culture ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
contains Aztec Peak ⓘ
Cherry Creek Canyon ⓘ
Workman Creek ⓘ
cliff dwellings ⓘ
prehistoric habitation sites ⓘ
rock shelters ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
ecosystem chaparral ⓘ
pinyon-juniper woodland ⓘ
ponderosa pine forest ⓘ
elevation approximately 7748 ft ⓘ
geologicalProvince Transition Zone of Arizona ⓘ
geology conglomerate formations ⓘ
limestone formations ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ
hasViewOf Roosevelt Lake ⓘ
highestPoint Aztec Peak ⓘ
knownFor ancient cliff dwellings ⓘ
archaeological sites ⓘ
deep canyons ⓘ
rugged topography ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
Gila County, Arizona ⓘ
central Arizona ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
mountainRangeType rugged mountain range ⓘ
nearestCity Globe, Arizona ⓘ
nearestTown Young, Arizona ⓘ
partOf Sierra Ancha Wilderness ⓘ
Tonto National Forest ⓘ
protectionStatus federally designated wilderness (Sierra Ancha Wilderness) ⓘ
recreationAccess Forest roads and trails ⓘ
terrainFeature cliffs ⓘ
high mesas ⓘ
steep canyons ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorOccupation circa 1200–1450 CE ⓘ
usedFor archaeological research ⓘ
backpacking ⓘ
camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
vegetation forested ⓘ

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Tonto Basin → adjacentTo → Sierra Ancha Mountains ⓘ
Tonto National Forest → contains → Sierra Ancha Mountains ⓘ
Four Peaks → offersViewOf → Sierra Ancha range ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Ancha Mountains