Silver Bell Mountains

Silver Bell Mountains
Ragged Top is a prominent landmark just north of the main range of the Silver Bell mountains
Highest point
PeakSilver Bell Peak
Elevation4,261 ft (1,299 m)
Coordinates32°24′30″N 111°29′32″W / 32.4084°N 111.4923°W / 32.4084; -111.4923
Dimensions
Length6 mi (9.7 km) N-NW x SE
Width5 mi (8.0 km)
Geography
Silver Bell Mountains is located in Arizona
Silver Bell Mountains
Silver Bell Mountains
Location in the state of Arizona.
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
Region(s)Ironwood Forest National Monument
(northeast)-Sonoran Desert
(Avra Valley)
CountyPima County
SettlementSilver Bell, AZ
Borders onWest Silver Bell Mountains-NW
Waterman Mountains-S
Aguirre Valley-W & SW
Avra Valley-E & I-10-NE

The Silver Bell Mountains are a northwest–southeast trending mountain range in north–central Pima County, Arizona.[1] The range lies 14 miles (23 km) west of Marana, Arizona, located on Interstate-10, northwest of Tucson.

The range is located to the east of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Ragged Top, located in the north of the range, is a well-known landmark in this former mining region.

  1. ^ Silver Bell East, AZ and Silver Bell West, AZ, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1989