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FR 9350 Campground, Mogollon Rim Recreational Area
The campground is located atop the Mogollon Plateau. Arizona state highway 260 from Payson climbs up to the Rim at which time the road arrives at the Mogollon Rim visitors center. (34.301700 -110.896300) From here, turn north onto Rim Road 300 and follow it first north and then west. Along the Rim Road 300, there are several campsites that abut to the edge of the rim.
The Name: Mogollon
Mogollon, pronounced Mu-gi-on refers to a canyon rim that extends nearly 200 miles from just southwest of Flagstaff to the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. The Mogollon Rim marks the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau, has an average elevation of about 7000 feet and the area is known for its ponderosa pine forests that form the largest stands of this tree in the United States.
The name Mogollon comes from Don Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollón, the Spanish Governor of New Mexico from 1712 to 1715.
Location:
FR 9350 Campground
Mogollon Rim Recreation Area
Limit: 14 days maximum
Coordinates:
34.3399607, -110.9822974
Elevation:
7617 feet
Geographical Information:
Geographical Region:
Basin and Range Region of Arizona
Ecoregion:
Escarpment Ecoregion
Ancient Steps:
The Mogollon Plateau
The Mogollon plateau is a region located in central Arizona and part of the southernmost extension of the Colorado plateau. The Colorado River cuts through the middle of the Colorado plateau and the Little Colorado River cuts through the southern (or bottom) area of the same plateau. Then, south of the Little Colorado River, the Mogollon plateau rises and extends southward into central Arizona. This plateau is cut through by the Salt river which forms the Salt River canyon, a canyon of great depth but not as great as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.
The Mogollon Rim is an escarpment defining the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, an escarpment which was created by erosion and faulting, cutting dramatic canyons into it, including Fossil Creek Canyon and Pine Canyon.
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