Geologic Map of the Sawtooth Mountains and the North End of the West Silver Bell Mountains, Pinal and Pima Counties, Southern Arizona v. 2.0

Ferguson, C.A.
Gilbert, W.G.
Klawon, J.E.
Pearthree, P.A.
Peters, L.

Publication date

January 2022

Publisher

Arizona Geological Survey (Tucson, AZ)

Abstract

The Sawtooth Mountains are a small (45 km2 ), low-relief (250 m), yet rugged range composed of essentially flat-lying, Mid-Tertiary volcanic rocks. Along with the West Silver Bell Mountains, which consist mostly of Middle Proterozoic granitic rocks, the ranges form the southwestern boundary ofthe Picacho basin, a major north-trending, approximately 20 km-wide, 3 l<m-deep basin in the Basin and Range structural province of southern Arizona. Access on paved roads is possible from Interstate 10, taking Sunland Gin Road about 20 km south to within few kilometers ofthe Sawtooth Mountains. From this point, four-wheel drive vehicles are required to negotiate the crossings of sandy washes on all roads that lead into the mountains. The east slope of...

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Geologic Map of the Sawtooth Mountains and the North End of the West Silver Bell Mountains, Pinal and Pima Counties, Southern Arizona v. 2.0

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