Escudilla Mountain is located in Apache County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the White Mountains. The peak is approximately 3.5 miles from the Arizona-New Mexico border.[3] The summit is the highest point in the Escudilla Wilderness which is administered as part of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. It is also the third-highest mountain peak in Arizona.
| Escudilla Mountain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Profanity Ridge on Escudilla Mt, Apache-Sitgreaves NF, AZ | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,916 ft (3,327 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 2,372 ft (723 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°57′19″N 109°07′31″W / 33.9552910°N 109.1251923°W[2] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Large cup[2] |
| Language of name | Spanish |
| Pronunciation | /ɛskuːˈdiːə/ |
| Geography | |
  Escudilla Mountain Location in Arizona  Escudilla Mountain Escudilla Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Apache County, Arizona, U.S. |
| Parent range | White Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Escudilla |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike |
The area was severely impacted by the Wallow Fire of June 2011.
A portion of Aldo Leopold's Sand County Almanac discusses Escudilla and that it was the location of the last grizzly bear killed in Arizona (in 1936[4]).
Climate
edit| Climate data for Escudilla Mountain 33.9601 N, 109.1169 W, Elevation: 10,676 ft (3,254 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 38.3 (3.5) |
38.5 (3.6) |
42.8 (6.0) |
49.0 (9.4) |
57.2 (14.0) |
68.0 (20.0) |
68.9 (20.5) |
66.5 (19.2) |
62.4 (16.9) |
54.8 (12.7) |
45.5 (7.5) |
38.6 (3.7) |
52.5 (11.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.4 (−3.1) |
26.3 (−3.2) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
35.2 (1.8) |
43.3 (6.3) |
53.1 (11.7) |
55.8 (13.2) |
54.2 (12.3) |
49.6 (9.8) |
41.4 (5.2) |
33.4 (0.8) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
39.6 (4.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 14.5 (−9.7) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
38.3 (3.5) |
42.7 (5.9) |
41.9 (5.5) |
36.8 (2.7) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.15 (55) |
1.70 (43) |
1.78 (45) |
0.80 (20) |
0.73 (19) |
0.83 (21) |
4.58 (116) |
4.43 (113) |
2.82 (72) |
1.95 (50) |
1.48 (38) |
1.88 (48) |
25.13 (640) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Escudilla Mountain, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ a b "Escudilla Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
- ^ Escudilla Mountain, AZ, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2005
- ^ Czaplicki, Christopher (August 3, 2017). "Escudilla Mountain".
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved November 13, 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.
External links
edit- "Escudilla Wilderness". Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, USFS.
- "Escudilla Mountain". SummitPost.org.