May 10 2025
The Pinaleño Mountains rise dramatically above the desert basins of southeastern Arizona, forming one of the tallest and most ecologically diverse of the region’s famous “sky island” mountain ranges. Crowned by Mount Graham at approximately 10,720 feet, the range climbs from hot desert foothills into cool forests of pine, fir, spruce, and aspen within a …
Feb 22 2024
Mount Graham Mount Graham rises dramatically above the desert valleys of southeastern Arizona, reaching 10,709 feet at the highest point of the Pinaleño Mountains. Located southwest of Safford in Graham County, the mountain is one of Arizona’s great “sky islands”—an isolated high-elevation environment surrounded by much warmer desert and grassland. Its statistics alone make Mount …
