Winchester Mountains
Reiley Peak is the high point in the background. The vegetation here is an open evergreen oak woodland. Photo by Scott Surgent at www.surgent.net.
This is the south approach to Reiley Peak. Even at the higher elevations in this mountain range, the south-facing slopes are mostly shrubs, cacti, and scattered oaks. Photo by Scott Surgent at www.surgent.net.
High Point: Reiley Peak, 7,631 feet
Elevation Change from Base: 3,131 feet
Vegetation at Highest Elevations: Pine and oak-pine forests
The Winchester Mountains are a small range about 15 miles long that forms a southern extension of the much larger Galiuro Mountains to the northwest. Except for pine forests on a few north-facing slopes, the vegetation is mostly open evergreen oak woodlands and scrub-grasslands.
Special Plants:
- Lupinus lemmonii
- Penstemon discolor