Mogollon Plateau

Mogollon Plateau

The Mogollon Plateau or Mogollon Mesa (pronounced /mʌɡɨˈjoʊn/, /moʊɡəˈjoʊn/)[1] is a pine-covered southern plateau section of the larger Colorado Plateau in east-central Arizona. The southern boundary of the plateau is the Mogollon Rim. The Mogollon Plateau is 2,135-2,440 meters high. The plateau lends its name to the Mogollon tribe, part of the Cochise-Mogollan peoples who inhabited this and nearby areas from 5,000 to 2,500 years ago. Their descendants are believed to include the Anasazi.

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References

  1. ^ "Mogollon". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.

Coordinates: 34°29′00″N 110°48′02″W / 34.4833333°N 110.80056°W / 34.4833333; -110.80056



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