Mount Graham

Coordinates: 32°42′06″N 109°52′17″W / 32.701657806°N 109.871391036°W / 32.701657806; -109.871391036
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Mount Graham
Mount Graham, Safford
Highest point
Elevation10,724 ft (3,269 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence6,320 ft (1,926 m) (#1 in Arizona)[2]
Listing
Coordinates32°42′06″N 109°52′17″W / 32.701657806°N 109.871391036°W / 32.701657806; -109.871391036[1]
Geography
Mount Graham is located in Arizona
Mount Graham
Mount Graham
LocationGraham County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangePinaleño Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Mount Graham

Mount Graham (called in

lower 48 states,[5] and the first of the five in Arizona.[6]

Description

Mount Graham summits are headwaters for numerous perennial streams that tumble through five major

Mount Graham Red Squirrel.[7]

Located near the northern limit of the

Western Apache territory, the range is one of the Western Apache's four holiest mountains and is considered sacred by all of the region's Native peoples. Since a determination by the Keeper of the Register in 2002, Dził Nchaa Sí'an, as it is known in the Western Apache language, ranks as the largest and most extensive (~330,000 acres) property listed on or formally determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.[8]

In 1993, the

St. Paisius Orthodox Monastery
was founded at the base of the mountain.

Mount Graham hosts both species of Arizona native trout – Gila and Apache trout and three species of introduced trout.[9]

Climate

Climate data for Mount Graham 32.7019 N, 109.8738 W, Elevation: 10,482 ft (3,195 m) (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 40.6
(4.8) 		40.6
(4.8) 		44.3
(6.8) 		49.8
(9.9) 		58.2
(14.6) 		68.3
(20.2) 		68.3
(20.2) 		66.2
(19.0) 		62.4
(16.9) 		55.6
(13.1) 		47.9
(8.8) 		41.0
(5.0) 		53.6
(12.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 28.8
(−1.8) 		28.6
(−1.9) 		32.1
(0.1) 		36.8
(2.7) 		44.6
(7.0) 		53.7
(12.1) 		55.7
(13.2) 		54.3
(12.4) 		50.2
(10.1) 		42.7
(5.9) 		35.6
(2.0) 		29.3
(−1.5) 		41.0
(5.0)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 17.0
(−8.3) 		16.6
(−8.6) 		19.8
(−6.8) 		23.7
(−4.6) 		31.1
(−0.5) 		39.2
(4.0) 		43.1
(6.2) 		42.4
(5.8) 		38.1
(3.4) 		29.9
(−1.2) 		23.4
(−4.8) 		17.6
(−8.0) 		28.5
(−1.9)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.23
(82) 		3.43
(87) 		3.13
(80) 		1.28
(33) 		1.06
(27) 		0.77
(20) 		6.21
(158) 		6.61
(168) 		3.55
(90) 		2.80
(71) 		2.80
(71) 		3.41
(87) 		38.28
(974)
Source: PRISM Climate Group[10]

Mount Graham Observatory

The Large Binocular Telescope of the Mount Graham International Observatory on Mount Graham, 2004

Mount Graham is home to the Mount Graham International Observatory area, where multiple organizations have set up large telescopes in a few separate observatories authorized by a rare peace-time Congressional waiver of U.S. environmental laws.[11]

The

sacred. Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club
, also oppose the Mount Graham International Observatory because the higher elevations are the last remaining habitat for the Mount Graham Red Squirrel.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Graham". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Graham, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  3. ^ "Arizona County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  4. ^ "Pinaleños Mountains". College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. ^ "USA Lower 48 Peaks with 5000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  6. ^ "Arizona Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  7. ^ T. W. Swetnam and P.M. Brown "Oldest known conifers in the Southwestern United States: Temporal and Spatial patterns of Maximum Age," In M.R. Kaufmann, W.H. Moir, and R.L. Bassett, eds., "Old-Growth Forests in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain Regions", Proceedings of a Workshop. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM 213: 24–38 (1992); Henry D. Grissino-Mayer and Harold C. Fritts, "Dendroclimatology and Dendroecology in the Pinaleño Mountains, In Conrad A. Istock and Robert S. Hoffmann, eds., Storm over a Mountain Island: Conservation Biology and the Mt. Graham Affair, pp. 100–20 (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1995).
  8. ^ Elizabeth A. Brandt, "The Fight for Dził Nchaa Sí'an, Mt. Graham: Apaches and Astrophysical Development in Arizona," Cultural Survival Quarterly (Winter) 1996: 50–57; John R. Welch, "White Eyes' Lies and the Battle for Dził Nchaa Sí'an," American Indian Quarterly 21 1997: 75–109; Patricia M. Spoerl, Determination of Eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places, Mt. Graham (Dził Nchaa Sí'an) Safford Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, Arizona. Prepared under an agreement with the University of Arizona and submitted to the Keeper of the National Register by Coronado National Forest (2001); Mary M. Farrell, "Proposed MGIO Permit Renewal Determination of Effect," Heritage Resources Report 2008-05-076 (Tucson: Coronado National Forest, April 7, 2008).
  9. ^ Jon Johnson (November 11, 2011). "Mount Graham may become anglers' choice destination". Eastern Arizona Courier. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  10. ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved September 30, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
  11. ^ "100th Congress": "Public law 100-696" Retrieved on 2023-04-07

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