Swisshelm Mountains

Swisshelm Mountains
Wildfire in the Swisshelm Mountains, just west of the south end of the Chiricahuas
Highest point
PeakSwisshelm Mountain
Elevation7,185 ft (2,190 m)[1]
Coordinates31°40′28″N 109°32′07″W / 31.67444°N 109.53528°W / 31.67444; -109.53528[2]
Dimensions
Length22 mi (35 km) N-S
Width6 mi (9.7 km)
Geography
Swisshelm Mountains is located in Arizona
Swisshelm Mountains
Swisshelm Mountains
Swisshelm Mountains in Arizona
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionsSonoran Desert, Rucker Canyon, Leslie Canyon Refuge and Madrean Sky Islands
CountyCochise
CommunitiesElfrida, McNeal, Douglas and Agua Prieta, Sonora
Range coordinates31°40′28″N 109°32′07″W / 31.6745389°N 109.5353446°W / 31.6745389; -109.5353446
Borders onSulphur Springs Valley, Chiricahua Mountains, Pedregosa Mountains-, Leslie Creek and Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge

The Swisshelm Mountains are a small mountain range adjacent to the southwest corner of the Chiricahua Mountains of eastern Cochise County, Arizona. They are separated from the Pedrogosa Mountains to the southeast, the Chiricahuas to the northeast, and by Leslie Creek, bordering the south and east; the area is now notable for the Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge.

The mountain range is named for John Swisshelm, a miner, a local settler of the late 1800s.[3]

  1. ^ "Swisshelm Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  2. ^ "Swisshelm Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  3. ^ Short history, John Swisshelm