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Arizona/New Mexico Subalpine Forests

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The Arizona/New Mexico Subalpine Forests occur west of the Rio Grande at higher elevations, generally above 9000 feet. The region includes parts of the Mogollon Mountains, Black Range, San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Mountains, and Mount Taylor in New Mexico, and the White Mountains and San Francisco Peaks in Arizona. The peak elevations are mostly above 10,000 feet, and over 12,600 feet in the Humphreys Peak alpine zone. Although there are some vegetation differences from mountain range to mountain range within Ecoregion 23d, the major forest trees include Engelmann spruce, corkbark fir, blue spruce, white fir, and aspen. Some Douglas-fir occurs at lower elevations. Cryic soil temperatures occur here, and are colder than the soils in adjacent 23c.

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