The Sevenmile Mountains are a mountain range in central

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in the U.S. state of

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. The range has a maximum elevation of and a prominence of . The highest peak is labelled ''Seven'' on the USGS topo sheet''Sevenmile Mts, AZ,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1977 rev.) and has a

topographic isolation The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum geographical distance, horizontal distance to a point of equal elevation, representing a radius of dominance in which the peak is the highest point. It can be calculated for small hills and is ...

of 13.35 miles (21 km). The majority of the southern end of the range is located on the

San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation (Western Apache: Tsékʼáádn), in southeastern Arizona, United States, was established in 1872 as a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache tribe as well as surrounding Yavapai and Apache bands removed fro ...

. The high point and the northwestern tip of the range is in the

Tonto National Forest The Tonto National Forest, encompassing , is the largest of the six national forests in Arizona and is the ninth largest national forest in the United States. The forest has diverse scenery, with elevations ranging from 1,400 feet (427 m) in ...

and is open to free range hiking (hiking without any trails). The mountains' high point is located just 3 miles east from a section of the U.S. Route 60 in Arizona in between

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and

Show Low, Arizona Show Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona. It lies on the Mogollon Rim in east central Arizona, at an elevation of 6,345 feet (1,934 m). The city was established in 1870 and incorporated in 1953. According to the 2020 United States census, ...

. The southern end of the range (which encompasses most of the entire range) that is inside the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation should only be hiked with permission from the Reservation. The range is one of many that occur in the

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Location

The high point of the range is at . The nearest town/city is

, approximately 17 miles to the southwest on U.S. Route 60.

Camping

Approximately 3.6 miles west-southwest of the peak on US Route 60 is the Jones Water campground. Jones Water is a special developed campground with some small private tent sites along a mature and lush riparian area at an elevation of . Jones Water is a free primitive campground and offers only basic amenities.

References

{{Mountains of Arizona Mountain ranges of Gila County, Arizona Arizona transition zone mountain ranges Mountain ranges of Arizona