Black Hills (Greenlee County)
The Black Hills of Greenlee County are a 20 mi (32 km) long mountain range of the extreme northeast Sonoran Desert bordering the south of the White Mountains of eastern Arizona's transition zone.
| Black Hills | |
|---|---|
Black Hills Black Hills (Greenlee County) in Arizona | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Guthrie Peak |
| Elevation | 6,571 ft (2,003 m) |
| Coordinates | 32°53′13″N 109°18′54″W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 20 mi (32 km) E-W |
| Width | 15 mi (24 km) (N-S)-(massif) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Regions | Arizona transition zone, Sonoran Desert and Whitlock Valley |
| Counties | Greenlee and Graham |
| River | Gila River |
| Settlements | Guthrie, Three Way, Safford and Duncan |
The mountain range is bordered by the Gila River, and the range is a large block that forces the Gila to flow northwest, west, southwest; at the west, the Gila River begins an excursion northwest at the start of the Gila Valley, where Safford and Thatcher lie in the valley.
The southwest quarter of the mountain range lies in the southeast of Graham County.
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