Sevenmile Mountains, Arizona

The Sevenmile Mountains is a mountain range in central Gila County, Arizona. It has a peak high point elevation of 6,409 ft (1,953 m) and a prominence of 1,169 ft (356 m). The majority of the southern end of the range is located on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation. While the high point and the northern tip of the range is in the Tonto National Forest and is open to free range hiking (hiking without any trails). The mountains' high point is located just 3 miles east from a section of the U.S. Route 60 in Arizona in between Globe, Arizona and Show Low, Arizona. The southern end of the range (which encompasses most of the entire range) that is inside the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation should only be hiked with permission from the Reservation. The range is one of many that occur in the Arizona transition zone.

Location

Location of Gila County in AZ

The mountains' high point is centered at 33.5988°N Latitude by 110.5833°W Longitude. The nearest town/city is Globe, Arizona being approximately 17 miles to the south on the U.S. Route 60.

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