San Luis Mountains
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The San Luis Mountains are a small, lower elevation mountain range of central-southern Pima County
Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona
–Sasabe, Sonora.
The range is northwest-southeast trending, about 8-10 miles in length. The range borders the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
to the west; both are in the southeast of the Altar Valley
. The southeast of the range abuts Cobre Ridge, with various peaks, and Cobre Ridge borders the western edge of the Pajarito Wilderness, at the west end of the Pajarito Mountains
.
The community of Arivaca lies on the northeast foothills of the San Luis Mountains; Arivaca Lake
lies about 5 mi upstream on Arivaca Wash.
Two mountain ranges, the San Luis in the southwest, and the Cerro Colorado Mountains
northwest lie west of the four-mountain sequence of the Tumacacori Highlands-(of adjacent western Santa Cruz
County) of the Tumacacori, Atascosa
, Pajarito
, and the Sierra La Esmeralda
mountain ranges. The Highlands are now part of a conservancy study of wild cat 'travel corridor' usage between mountains, the study called Cuatros Gatos-(Four Cats), for the mountain lions, bobcat
, ocelot
, and jaguar
.
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Pima County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
Arizona adjacent the U.S.-Mexico border, northeast of Sasabe, Arizona
Sasabe, Arizona
Sasabe is a small unincorporated border community in the Altar Valley of southern Pima County, Arizona, United States. It hosts a little-used United States–Mexico border crossing...
–Sasabe, Sonora.
The range is northwest-southeast trending, about 8-10 miles in length. The range borders the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge provides of habitat for threatened and endangered plants and animals. The refuge was established in 1985.-Natural history:...
to the west; both are in the southeast of the Altar Valley
Altar Valley
The Altar Valley is a 45-mile long north-south valley, trending slightly northeast from Sasabe, Arizona on the Mexico border to the Avra Valley, Arizona west of the Tucson Mountains...
. The southeast of the range abuts Cobre Ridge, with various peaks, and Cobre Ridge borders the western edge of the Pajarito Wilderness, at the west end of the Pajarito Mountains
Pajarito Mountains
The Pajarito Mountains are a small mountain range of western Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The range is adjacent the Atascosa Mountains at its north, with both ranges in the center of a north-south sequence of ranges called the Tumacacori Highlands...
.
The community of Arivaca lies on the northeast foothills of the San Luis Mountains; Arivaca Lake
Arivaca Lake
Arivaca Lake is located in southern Arizona, south of Tucson. In mid 1999, there was a total fish kill at this lake due to oxygen depletion. The facilities are maintained by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.-External links:***...
lies about 5 mi upstream on Arivaca Wash.
Two mountain ranges, the San Luis in the southwest, and the Cerro Colorado Mountains
Cerro Colorado Mountains
The Cerro Colorado Mountains are a low mountain range in Pima County, Arizona, USA. The highest point of the range is at the Colorado Benchmark , at ....
northwest lie west of the four-mountain sequence of the Tumacacori Highlands-(of adjacent western Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.5% White*0.4% Black*0.7% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.0% Two or more races*22.9% Other races*82.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
County) of the Tumacacori, Atascosa
Atascosa Mountains
The Atascosa Mountains are a small mountain range of western Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It is sandwiched between the larger Tumacacori Mountains to the north, and a small east-west border range to the south, the Pajarito Mountains; the Pajaritos are on the U.S.-Mexico border and abut the Sierra La...
, Pajarito
Pajarito Mountains
The Pajarito Mountains are a small mountain range of western Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The range is adjacent the Atascosa Mountains at its north, with both ranges in the center of a north-south sequence of ranges called the Tumacacori Highlands...
, and the Sierra La Esmeralda
Sierra La Esmeralda
The Sierra La Esmeralda range, are a mountain range in northern Sonora, Mexico at the northern region of the Sierra Madre Occidental cordillera...
mountain ranges. The Highlands are now part of a conservancy study of wild cat 'travel corridor' usage between mountains, the study called Cuatros Gatos-(Four Cats), for the mountain lions, bobcat
Bobcat
The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
, ocelot
Ocelot
The ocelot , pronounced /ˈɒsəˌlɒt/, also known as the dwarf leopard or McKenney's wildcat is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean...
, and jaguar
Jaguar
The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
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