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Table 1 Madrean Ecoregion Sky Islands, US and Mexico, size and elevation characteristics, sorted by country then area (km2). Elevation values were derived from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STRM) 30 meter Digital Elevation Model (Farr et al. 2007). Mapped locations of each Sky Island can be found in Fig. 1

From: Distant neighbors: recent wildfire patterns of the Madrean Sky Islands of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico

Sky Island

Country

Area (km2)

Perimeter (km)

Minimum elevation (m)

Maximum elevation (m)

Mean elevation (m)

Median elevation (m)

Chiricahua

USA

1802

522

1202

2988

1802

1751

Galiuro

USA

1663

247

726

2321

1390

1359

Huachuca-Patagonia

USA

1194

292

1141

2878

1636

1605

Santa Teresa

USA

1060

173

839

2483

1396

1356

Rincon

USA

971

194

834

2641

1372

1295

Pinaleno

USA

920

189

998

3267

1767

1656

Santa Rita

USA

895

174

1018

2855

1473

1425

Santa Catalina

USA

853

138

778

2792

1498

1422

Peloncillo

USA

685

616

1014

1978

1406

1400

Baboquivari

USA

609

357

860

2255

1267

1235

Animas

USA

599

316

1404

2603

1720

1695

Mule

USA

369

170

1324

2241

1641

1610

Whetstone

USA

232

131

1306

2339

1662

1621

Perilla

USA

212

252

1185

1923

1447

1428

Big Hatchet

USA

169

66

1315

2540

1620

1585

Sierrita

USA

164

102

793

1886

1360

1322

Swisshelm

USA

147

69

1359

2184

1591

1570

Los Ajos-La Madera

Mexico

5588

935

542

2621

1308

1304

El Tigre

Mexico

3591

437

417

2447

1266

1243

Peloncillo-Pan Duro

Mexico

3523

788

894

2522

1638

1644

El Carmen-Verde

Mexico

2955

412

499

1996

1098

1081

Atascosa-Cibuta

Mexico

2689

527

745

2073

1206

1206

Aconchi

Mexico

2477

331

441

2185

1024

996

San Antonio-Azul

Mexico

2355

298

778

2452

1339

1318

El Gato

Mexico

1361

304

669

2428

1408

1378

El Pinito

Mexico

1038

171

889

2220

1378

1338

La Madera-Cucurpe

Mexico

883

318

781

2042

1160

1126

La Huerta

Mexico

573

122

485

1784

893

873

Mariquita-Elenita

Mexico

368

83

1267

2495

1628

1577