List of Madrean Sky Island mountain ranges – Sonoran – Chihuahuan Deserts facts for kids

The Madrean Sky Islands are a special group of mountain ranges. They are found in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, which stretch across the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. These mountains are called "Sky Islands" because they rise high above the hot, dry deserts, creating cooler, wetter environments. This makes them like islands of different plants and animals surrounded by a "sea" of desert.

This article lists the many mountain ranges that are part of the Madrean Sky Islands. You'll find them listed in alphabetical order and also grouped by where they are located. The height of the tallest point in each range is given in feet.

Alphabetical List of Mountains

Here is an alphabetical list of the mountain ranges in the Madrean Sky Islands. You can see how high their highest point is and where they are located.

• Animas Mountains (8565 feet)—Hidalgo County, New Mexico
• Atascosa Mountains (6440 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Baboquivari Mountains (Arizona) (7730 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Chiricahua Mountains (9759 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Dos Cabezas Mountains (8354 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Dragoon Mountains (7512 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Galiuro Mountains (7663 feet)—Cochise, Graham, and Gila counties, Arizona)
• Guadalupe Mountains (5280 feet)—Hidalgo County, New Mexico, and Cochise County, Arizona
• Huachuca Mountains (9466 feet)—Cochise and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico
• Little Dragoon Mountains (6588 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Little Rincon Mountains (6114 feet)—Cochise and Pima counties, Arizona
• Mule Mountains (7370 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Mustang Mountains (6440 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Pajarito Mountains (5236 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Patagonia Mountains (7221 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Pedrogosa Mountains ( ? )—Cochise County, Arizona
• Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County) (5551 feet)—Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee counties, Arizona
• Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County) (6928 feet)—Hidalgo County, New Mexico
• Perilla Mountains ( ? )—Cochise County, Arizona
• Pinal Mountains (7848 feet)—Gila County, Arizona
• Pinaleño Mountains (10720 feet)—Graham County, Arizona
• Pozo Verde Mountains (4885 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Quinlan Mountains (5014 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Rincon Mountains (8664 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• San Cayento Mountains (6007 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• San Luis Mountains (5369 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Santa Catalina Mountains (9157 feet)—Pima and Pinal counties, Arizona
• Santa Rita Mountains (8585 feet)—Santa Cruz and Pima counties, Arizona
• Santa Teresa Mountains (8282 feet)—Graham County, Arizona
• Sierra del Tigre (7742 feet)—Sonora, Mexico
• Sierra La Esmeralda ( ? )—Sonora, Mexico
• Sierra San Antonio ( ? )—Santa Cruz County, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico
• Sierra San Jose ( ? )—Sonora, Mexico
• Sierra San Luis (8144 feet)—Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico
• Sierrita Mountains (6188 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Superstition Mountains (6266 feet)—Gila, Maricopa, and Pinal counties, Arizona
• Swisshelm Mountains (7185 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Tortolita Mountains (4652 feet)—Pima County, Arizona
• Tumacácori Mountains (5606 feet)—Santa Cruz County, Arizona
• Whetstone Mountains (7711 feet)—Cochise County, Arizona
• Winchester Mountains ( ? )—Cochise County, Arizona

Mountains by Location

This section lists the mountain ranges based on their location in Mexico or the United States.

Mexico

These mountain ranges are found in Mexico.

Chihuahua

• Sierra San Luis

Sonora

• Huachuca Mountains
• Sierra del Tigre
• Sierra La Esmeralda
• Sierra San Antonio
• Sierra San Jose
• Sierra San Luis

United States

These mountain ranges are found in the United States.

Arizona

Many Sky Island ranges are in Arizona.

Cochise County

• Chiricahua Mountains
• Dos Cabezas Mountains
• Dragoon Mountains
• Galiuro Mountains
• Guadalupe Mountains
• Huachuca Mountains
• Little Dragoon Mountains
• Little Rincon Mountains
• Mule Mountains
• Pedrogosa Mountains
• Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)
• Perilla Mountains
• Swisshelm Mountains
• Whetstone Mountains
• Winchester Mountains

Gila County

• Galiuro Mountains
• Pinal Mountains
• Superstition Mountains

Graham County

• Galiuro Mountains
• Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)
• Pinaleño Mountains
• Santa Teresa Mountains

Greenlee County

• Peloncillo Mountains (Cochise County)

Maricopa County

• Superstition Mountains

Pima County

• Baboquivari Mountains (Arizona)
• Little Rincon Mountains
• Pozo Verde Mountains
• Quinlan Mountains
• Rincon Mountains
• San Luis Mountains
• Santa Catalina Mountains
• Santa Rita Mountains
• Sierrita Mountains
• Tortolita Mountains

Pinal County

• Santa Catalina Mountains
• Superstition Mountains

Santa Cruz County

• Atascosa Mountains
• Huachuca Mountains
• Mustang Mountains
• Pajarito Mountains
• Patagonia Mountains
• San Cayetano Mountains
• Santa Rita Mountains
• Sierra San Antonio
• Tumacácori Mountains

New Mexico

Some Sky Island ranges are also in New Mexico.

Hidalgo County

• Animas Mountains
• Guadalupe Mountains
• Peloncillo Mountains (Hidalgo County)

See also

• Madrean Region
• List of mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert
• List of mountain ranges of Arizona
• List of mountain ranges of New Mexico