Mogollon Rim

The Mogollon Rim northeast of Payson
View from the east Rim
View of Mogollon Rim, east of Pine
View from Mogollon Rim near Payson
Aerial view of the Mogollon Rim from above Mead Ranch

The Mogollon Rim (/mʌɡɪˈjoʊn/ or /moʊɡəˈjoʊn/ or /mɒɡɒdʒɔːn/)[1][2] is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border with New Mexico.[3] It forms the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona.

  1. ^ "Mogollon". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)(subscription required)
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mogollon Rim
  3. ^ The Mogollon Rim is not to be confused with the Mogollon Mountains in New Mexico located somewhat east of the eastern end of the Rim. The official estimate of the eastern end is near Show Low, although some sources extend it farther east. See U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mogollon Rim