Whetstone Mountains

Whetstone Mountains
Whetstone Mountains
	File:Whetstone Mountains, AZ.jpg
Highest point
Peak	Apache Peak
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Dimensions
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Geography
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Region	Northwestern Chihuahuan Desert
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Borders on	San Pedro River & Valley-E; I-10-N; Mule Mountains-(small range)-SW; Huachuca Mountains-S

The Whetstone Mountains is a mountain range in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona.^[1]

Geography

The range is located south of Interstate 10, between the Santa Rita Mountains to the west, and the Dragoon Mountains to the east. Higher elevations of the major ranges in the region are in the Madrean Sky Islands ecoregion, with sky island habitats.

Located within the Coronado National Forest, the Whetstone Mountains are in its Sierra Vista Recreation Area, with access via hiking trails.^[2]

Whetstone Mountains.

Kartchner Caverns State Park is in the eastern foothills of the Whetstone Mountains, on Arizona State Route 90. The trailhead for the Foothills Loop Trail is in the park.

Peaks in the range include:

At Iron Springs, within the Whetstones is where Wyatt Earp fought in a gunfight during the Earp Vendetta Ride, 1882.^[3]

Foothills Loop Trail in the Whetstone Mountains foothills.

↑ Bulletin - United States Geological Survey By Geological Survey (U.S.) Published by The Survey., 1909 Item notes: no. 380 Original from Harvard University
↑ Coronado National Forest: Sierra Vista Recreation Area
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