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| grant county, new mexico | |
| hidalgo county, new mexico | |
| cochise county, arizona | |
| sonora | |
| chihuahua | |
| chihuahuan desert | |
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The lowest elevations in this area are about 3,700 feet in the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge area. Highest elevation is roughly 8,500 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). Mountain ranges generally run north-south. Terrain is described as including desert shrub, Tabosa grassland, Ponderosa Pine forest, and Douglas Fir . Some cattle ranching takes place in the region. The geomorphic provinces include Madrean and Chihuahuan deserts. VARIANT NAMES The Borderlands are sometimes referred to by the name of a larger region encompassing Malpai Borderlands: Southwest Borderlands. The name is sometimes misspelled ''Maipai'' Borderlands. Some references describe it as being inside the Chihuahuan Desert. UNOFFICIAL EXTENTS OF THE REGION Papers on the region describe geographic features that partly define it. The United States portion of this region probably includes portions of Grant County, New Mexico , Hidalgo County, New Mexico , and Cochise County, Arizona . Major geographic features of the area include portions of the San Simon, San Bernardino, Animas, and Playas valleys as well as rivers of the same name. Except for Arizona 's San Simon Valley and San Simon River, the areas mentioned appear to be entirely south of present-day Interstate 10 . Government reservations in this region include all of Coronado National Forest (US Forest Service) east of US191 and San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, (US Fish and Wildlife Service). In the Mexican state of Sonora, Dieciocho de Agosto, Sierra de los Ajos, (sometimes written Sierra Ajos), Agua Prieta, Frontera, and Cañon del Oso are mentioned. In the Mexican '''state of Chihuahua''', the areas of Janos and Nogales are mentioned. Variant descriptions A fire history report on the region suggests some definitions may include areas as far west as the Huachuca Mountains of Arizona. QUOTATION "If you're a scientist or work for an agency, you didn't get into it to submit to the kind of grief you get for what you're being paid. You have a feeling for the land - there's a pull there you can't resist." -Bill McDonald, Malpai Rancher AREA UNDER SCIENTIFIC STUDY A wide array of individuals and organizations are eyeing competing demands on these lands. The US Forest Service, Arizona Geological Survey, US Geological Survey, Natural Resource Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service), University of New Mexico, The Nature Conservancy, New Mexico Department of Fish and Game, University of Arizona, and Colorado National Forest have been active in studying the future of the area. NAD27 COORDINATES A few latitudes and longitudes from this area include: San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge Coronado National Forest Hidalgo Peak Ciricahua Mountains Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico Fronteras, Sonora, Mexico SOURCES
EXTERNAL LINKS Malpai Borderlands Group, (a nonprofit) Map of region US Geological Survey web page on region |