in the state of Arizona. The terrain varies from box canyons to high cliffs and pine-covered mountains. Elevations range from lows of about 4000 ft to a high of 7733 ft at Aztec Peak. It is one of two wilderness areas within the Sierra Ancha mountain range.

Cherry Creek has cut a substantial valley down to an elevation of 3000 to 3500 feet. The four thousand foot elevation change from the mesa