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20: 71:; the ridges themselves also mostly fall within the boundary of the reservation, with the exception of the western section and the high point. As such, hiking the ridge may require special permission from San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, although no trails exist on the mountains themselves or leading to them. The ridge's relative proximity to the more visually dominant 87:
The ranges' high point of El Capitan Mountain is located at the coordinates 33.2001°N, 110.7562°W. The mountains are located in southern Gila County, Arizona, on the southwestern boundary of the San Carlos Indian Reservation, and the nearest towns are
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of 5.98 miles (10 km), with the nearest point of equal or greater elevation being to the north west in the
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The Mescal Mountains are located in Southern Gila County, AZ
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Western Apache language
Gila County, Arizona
topographic isolation
Pinal Mountains
Arizona State Route 77
Globe
Winkelman
San Carlos Lake
San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
Pinal Mountains
Arizona transition zone
Christmas
"Mescal Mountains"
"map"
"El Capitan Mountain in Mescal Mountains"
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Mountains of Arizona
Black Hills
(Yavapai County)

Mingus Mountain
Black Mountains
Boundary Cone
Fortification Hill
Mount Wilson
Bradshaw Mountains
Mount Union
Castle Dome Mountains
Castle Dome

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