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Piñaleno Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Mount Wrightson (9453 ft/2881 m)
Countries	United States (61%), Mexico (39%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Arizona (61%), Sonora (39%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,242 sq mi / 5,807 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	105 mi / 169 km North-South 50 mi / 80 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	31° 33' N; 110° 51' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Piñaleno Area
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Piñaleno Area.

Southeast Arizona Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Northeast Tucson Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Huachuca Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Piñaleno Area	Level 5
Santa Rita Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Empire Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
San Cayetano Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Patagonia Mountains-Sierra San Antonio	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra el Pinito	Level 6 (Child)
Sierra el Chivato	Level 6 (Child)
Bisbee-Tombstone Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Dragoon-Mule Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Chiricahua Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Peloncillo Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Piñaleno Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Wrightson	9453	2881	Santa Rita Mountains
2.	Mount Ian	9146	2788	Santa Rita Mountains
3.	Peak 8853	8853	2698	Santa Rita Mountains
4.	Mount Hopkins	8550	2606	Santa Rita Mountains
5.	Josephine Peak	8478	2584	Santa Rita Mountains
6.	McCleary Peak	8357	2547	Santa Rita Mountains
7.	Florida Peak	8160+	2487+	Santa Rita Mountains
8.	Peak 8001	8001	2439	Santa Rita Mountains
9.	Pete Mountain	7661	2335	Santa Rita Mountains
10.	Jack Mountain	7440+	2268+	Santa Rita Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Wrightson	9453	2881	Santa Rita Mountains
2.	Cerro Los Negros	7283+	2220+	Sierra el Pinito
3.	Mount Washington	7221	2201	Patagonia Mountains-Sierra San Antonio
4.	Sierra el Chivato	7152+	2180+	Sierra el Chivato
5.	San Cayetano Peak	6004	1830	San Cayetano Mountains
6.	Empire Mountains High Point	5588	1703	Empire Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Piñaleno Area

Mount Wrightson Mount Wrightson has a very pleasing and classic profile in this view from nearby Mount Ian (2013-12-06). Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Ian View of Mt. Wrightson from Mt. Ian (2019-11-24). Photo by Tristan Phillips. Click here for larger-size photo.
Peak 8853 Mike on Peak 8853 looking Southwest (2022-05-22). Photo by Michael Williams. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Hopkins View of Mt. Hopkins from McCleary Peak (2019-11-24). Photo by Tristan Phillips. Click here for larger-size photo.
McCleary Peak View of Mt. Hopkins from McCleary Peak (2019-11-24). Photo by Tristan Phillips. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Washington View of Mount Washington from Veteran's Peak, July 3, 2022 (2022-07-03). Photo by Luke Evans. Click here for larger-size photo.
San Cayetano Peak San Cayetano from the west with ocotillos in bloom (2019-05-11). Photo by Craig Barlow. Click here for larger-size photo.	Elephant Head View of Elephant Head from Little Elephant Head (2020-02-02). Photo by Tristan Phillips. Click here for larger-size photo.
Empire Mountains High Point View looking north on the summit ridge. Vegetation and terrain shown is typical, though it is quite a bit steeper on the lower reaches (2022-05-30). Photo by Luke Evans. Click here for larger-size photo.	Young Benchmark Young Benchmark taken from the high point (2023-01-19). Photo by Michael Williams. Click here for larger-size photo.

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