Mogollon Rim

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escarpment geologic formation landform

The Mogollon Rim is a prominent escarpment in central Arizona that forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau, known for its dramatic cliffs, forests, and expansive views.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Mogollon Rim foothills 1
Mogollon Rim region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ
landform ⓘ
adjacentTo Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ⓘ
Coconino National Forest ⓘ
Prescott National Forest ⓘ
climateType montane climate ⓘ
composedOf conglomerate ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
composedPrimarilyOf sedimentary rock ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevationRange approximately 1,500 to 2,400 meters above sea level ⓘ
forms southern edge of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ
formsEdgeOf Colorado Plateau ⓘ
geologicalEra Paleozoic ⓘ
geologicalProcess erosion ⓘ
hasHighwayAccessVia Arizona State Route 260 ⓘ
Arizona State Route 260 ⓘ
surface form: Arizona State Route 87
hasSnowInWinter true ⓘ
hasVegetationType mixed conifer forest ⓘ
ponderosa pine forest ⓘ
hasViewOf Sonoran Desert in some areas ⓘ
highestElevationApprox about 2,400 meters ⓘ
knownFor dramatic cliffs ⓘ
expansive views ⓘ
forested landscapes ⓘ
steep escarpment ⓘ
lengthApprox about 320 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Arizona ⓘ
locatedInRegion central Arizona ⓘ
namedAfter Mogollon culture ⓘ
surface form: Mogollon people
near Payson, Arizona ⓘ
Sedona ⓘ
surface form: Sedona, Arizona

Show Low, Arizona ⓘ
overlooks Tonto Basin ⓘ
Tonto National Forest ⓘ
partOf Arizona transition zone ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern United States
popularFor camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
separates high plateau country from lower desert basins ⓘ
stretchesFrom near Flagstaff, Arizona ⓘ
stretchesTo near the White Mountains of Arizona ⓘ
tourismImportance major scenic attraction in Arizona ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arizona → contains → Mogollon Rim ⓘ
Wipukpa dialect → traditionalArea → Mogollon Rim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mogollon Rim foothills
Yavapai people → traditionalTerritory → Mogollon Rim ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mogollon Rim region