The Mogollon Rim ( / m ʌ ɡ ɪ ˈ j oʊ n / or / m oʊ ɡ ə ˈ j oʊ n / or / m ɒ ɡ ɒ dʒ ɔː n / ) is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona . It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border with New Mexico . It forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona .
9-569: Tonto Creek is a 72.5-mile-long (116.7 km) stream located in the Mogollon Rim area of the state of Arizona on the north edge of the Tonto National Forest . The closest town, Payson , is 18 miles (29 km) away. Tonto Creek is a stream that flows year round, starting just below the Mogollon Rim, at the northern edge of Tonto National Forest. The creek continues its descent through
18-603: A hunting cabin on the slopes of the Mogollon Rim just northeast of Payson, above Tonto Creek. The cabin was restored by the Phoenix air-conditioning magnate William Goettl during the late 1960s, but it was destroyed by the Dude Fire in 1990. Louis L'Amour 's novel The Sackett Brand , set near the Mogollon Rim, includes descriptions of its cliffs. 34°20′12″N 110°56′14″W / 34.33667°N 110.93722°W / 34.33667; -110.93722 Dude fire This
27-555: Is an escarpment defining the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau . Its central and most spectacular portions are characterized by high cliffs of limestone and sandstone , namely the Kaibab Limestone and Coconino Sandstone cliffs. The escarpment was created by erosion and faulting , creating canyons such as Fossil Creek Canyon and Pine Canyon. The name Mogollon comes from Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón ,
36-641: The Hellsgate Wilderness area and eventually into a wide valley in the Sonoran Desert . It continues through the desert and into the Salt River within the north end of Theodore Roosevelt Lake . The facilities are maintained by Tonto National Forest division of the USDA Forest Service . Fish in the stream include rainbow trout , brown trout , and brook trout . Mogollon Rim The Rim
45-698: The Rocky Mountains living on the top of the plateau, and species native to the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental on the slopes below and in the Madrean Sky Islands (high, isolated mountain ranges) further south. The Mogollon Rim's limestones and sandstones were formed from sediments deposited in the Carboniferous and Permian Periods . Several of the Rim's rock formations are also seen on
54-406: The Mogollon Rim include Payson , Sedona , Show Low , Alpine and Pinetop-Lakeside . The Mogollon Rim is practically bisected by Interstate 17 which runs north-to-south between Flagstaff and Phoenix . In June 2002, the eastern portion of the Mogollon Rim was the site of Arizona's second-largest wildfire , the 470,000-acre (1,900 km ) Rodeo–Chediski Fire . The Mogollon Rim was also
63-500: The Spanish Governor of New Mexico from 1712 to 1715. Much of the land south of the Mogollon Rim lies 4,000 to 5,000 feet (1,200 to 1,500 m) above sea level , with the escarpment rising to about 8,000 ft (2,400 m). Extensive Ponderosa pine forests are found both on the slopes of the Rim and on the plateau to the north. The Mogollon Rim is a major floristic and faunal boundary, with species characteristic of
72-447: The site of the Dude fire that started on June 25, 1990. This fire grew to cover over 30,000 acres (120 km ) and killed six wildland firefighters. Other large fires have burned along the Mogollon Rim since 1990, and the area's Ponderosa pine forests remain vulnerable because of past fire-suppression efforts and the buildup of available dry fuel. Western novel author Zane Grey built
81-612: The walls of the Grand Canyon . In many places, the Rim is capped or buried by the extensive basaltic lava flows. The uppermost sandstone stratum of the Mogollon Rim, called the Coconino Sandstone , forms white cliffs that sometimes reach several hundred feet high. This formation of the Permian Period is of aeolian (windblown) origin and is one of the thickest sand-dune-derived sandstones on earth. Cities and towns near
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