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Juniper Mesa Trail, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) long, is the main trail in the wilderness. It begins at
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360:Geographic Names Information System
1361:Buckskin Mountains (La Paz County)
382:"Juniper Mesa Wilderness, Arizona"
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1336:Black Mountain (Maricopa County)
271:List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
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276:List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
1451:Gila Mountains (Yuma County)
1341:Black Mountain (Pima County)
957:San Francisco Volcanic Field
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1862:Wilderness areas of Arizona
1551:Little Harquahala Mountains
155:is a 7,406-acre (2,997 ha)
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1816:West Silver Bell Mountains
1516:John the Baptist Mountains
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1331:Black Mesa (Warm Springs)
356:"Juniper Mesa Wilderness"
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309:"Juniper Mesa Wilderness"
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1386:Cerro Colorado Mountains
1020:Santa Catalina Mountains
699:Little Dragoon Mountains
404:"Juniper Mesa Trail #20"
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183:(USGS) topographic map.
161:Prescott National Forest
1761:Tinajas Altas Mountains
1716:Sierra Madre Occidental
1556:Little Rincon Mountains
1371:Cabeza Prieta Mountains
1256:Agua Caliente Mountains
786:Mount Ballard (Arizona)
311:. University of Montana
208:Apache Creek Wilderness
194:and Martin and Redwall
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153:Juniper Mesa Wilderness
71:Yavapai County, Arizona
22:Juniper Mesa Wilderness
1636:Painted Rock Mountains
1471:Granite Wash Mountains
1311:Bill Williams Mountain
1130:Superstition Mountains
1076:Santa Teresa Mountains
617:Hieroglyphic Mountains
307:Wilderness Institute.
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109:34.95222°N 112.93528°W
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1696:Santa Maria Mountains
1416:Dos Cabezas Mountains
1143:Superstition Mountain
527:Castle Dome Mountains
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1877:Mountains of Arizona
1826:Wickenburg Mountains
1821:White Tank Mountains
1786:Tumacacori Mountains
1561:Lukachukai Mountains
1541:Las Guijas Mountains
1496:Harquahala Mountains
1406:Date Creek Mountains
1301:Beaver Dam Mountains
1261:Agua Dulce Mountains
1053:Santa Rita Mountains
681:Little Ajo Mountains
563:Chiricahua Mountains
453:Mountains of Arizona
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1746:Swisshelm Mountains
1701:Sevenmile Mountains
1661:Picketpost Mountain
1646:Patagonia Mountains
1626:New Water Mountains
1621:New River Mountains
1566:Madrean Sky Islands
1486:Guadalupe Mountains
1456:Goldfield Mountains
1441:Gila Bend Mountains
1411:Dome Rock Mountains
1391:Chocolate Mountains
1346:Blackjack Mountains
1276:Artillery Mountains
1199:Whetstone Mountains
965:Black Bottom Crater
929:San Francisco Peaks
824:Sunnyslope Mountain
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1736:Sugarloaf Mountain
1706:Sierra San Antonio
1691:San Luis Mountains
1641:Pajarito Mountains
1581:Moccasin Mountains
1491:Harcuvar Mountains
1316:Bitsihuitsos Butte
1281:Atascosa Mountains
1271:Aquarius Mountains
1230:Escudilla Mountain
852:Pinaleño Mountains
804:Camelback Mountain
745:McDowell Mountains
722:Mazatzal Mountains
658:Hualapai Mountains
635:Huachuca Mountains
509:Bradshaw Mountains
494:Fortification Hill
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1766:Tordillo Mountain
1686:Sacaton Mountains
1681:Rawhide Mountains
1651:Peacock Mountains
1606:Mustang Mountains
1601:Muggins Mountains
1576:Mineral Mountains
1476:Growler Mountains
1466:Granite Mountains
1461:Grand Wash Cliffs
1431:Galiuro Mountains
1381:Carrizo Mountains
1306:Belmont Mountains
1005:Strawberry Crater
888:Quinlan Mountains
870:Plomosa Mountains
796:Phoenix Mountains
599:Dragoon Mountains
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1872:Mesas of Arizona
1847:IUCN Category Ib
1811:Weaver Mountains
1791:Virgin Mountains
1741:Sunset Mountains
1591:Mohawk Mountains
1586:Mohave Mountains
1571:Mescal Mountains
1536:Laguna Mountains
1401:Coyote Mountains
1396:Copper Mountains
1291:Baboquivari Peak
1176:Tucson Mountains
1120:Granite Mountain
906:Rincon Mountains
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1656:Picacho Peak
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1481:Gu Achi Peak
1436:Gavilan Peak
1376:Canelo Hills
1296:Balakai Mesa
1286:Aubrey Hills
1251:Agathla Peak
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919:Rincon Peak
666:Aubrey Peak
648:Miller Peak
607:Mount Glenn
535:Castle Dome
517:Mount Union
461:Black Hills
226:Pinyon pine
133:Established
112: /
100:112°56′07″W
88:Coordinates
1841:Categories
1731:Squaw Tits
1506:Hunts Mesa
1166:Black Dome
1000:S P Crater
942:Doyle Peak
842:Pinal Peak
730:Four Peaks
589:Roof Butte
287:References
196:limestones
165:U.S. state
97:34°57′08″N
1426:Excalibur
1366:Bush Head
896:Kitt Peak
878:Ibex Peak
735:Mount Ord
707:Lime Peak
643:Carr Peak
366:April 30,
315:April 30,
216:Woodchute
753:East End
689:Ajo Peak
265:See also
173:Prescott
67:Location
1421:Etoi Ki
242:bobcats
188:granite
169:Arizona
163:in the
159:in the
82:Paulden
1244:Others
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388:May 1,
340:May 1,
252:Trails
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218:, and
200:relict
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