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Elevation map of the Sky Island Region

Elevation map of the Sky Island Region with 65 Sky Island mountains labeled. Green shading indicates approximate area above 1600 m (5250 ft), roughly the elevation at which oak woodlands first begin, although there is considerable variation in this due to latitude, slope and aspect, rainfall patterns, etc. 

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1. Superstition Mountains
2. Pinal Mountains
3. Santa Teresa Mountains
4. Galiuro Mountains
5. Pinaleño Mountains
6. Winchester Mountains
7. Santa Catalina Mountains
8. Dos Cabezas Mountains
9. Peloncillo Mountains
10. Rincon Mountains
11. Little Dragoon Mountains
12. Baboquivari Mountains
13. Sierrita Mountains
14. Santa Rita Mountains
15. Whetstone Mountains
16. Dragoon Mountains
17. Chiricahua Mountains
18. Little Hatchet Mountains
19. Las Guijas Mountains
20. Swisshelm Mountains
21. Big Hatchet Mountains
22. Pozo Verde Mountains
23. Canelo Hills
24. Pedregosa Mountains
25. Animas Mountains
26. Atascosa Mountains
27. Patagonia Mountains
28. Huachuca Mountains
29. Mule Mountains
30. San Luis Mountains
31. Alamo Hueco Mountains
32. Sierra El Humo
33. Pajarito Mountains
34. Sierra San Antonio
35. Sierra San Jose
36. Sierra La Ceniza
37. Sierra de Embudos
38. Sierra San Luis
39. Sierra San Juan
40. Sierra Avispas
41. Sierra El Chivato
42. Sierra Las Minitas
43. Sierra Cibuta
44. Sierra El Pinito
45. Sierra La Mariquita
46. Sierra Elenita
47. Sierra de Los Ajos
48. Sierra Las Espuelas
49. Sierra La Cabellera
50. Sierra Azul
51. Sierra El Manzanal
52. Sierra La Madera
53. Cerro Bacoachi
54. Sierra Buenos Aires
55. Sierra El Pinito
56. Sierra San Antonio
57. Sierra Purica
58. Sierra El Jacaral
59. Cerro El Bellotal
60. Sierra La Sandia
61. Sierra Aconchi
62. Sierra de Oposura
63. Sierra Las Guijas
64. Sierra Los Azules
65. Sierra Mazatán

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