Mogollon

American  

[moh-guh-yohn] / ˌmoʊ gəˈyoʊn /

noun

1. an extensive plateau or mesa in central Arizona; the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau.

2. a mountain range in W New Mexico.

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adjective

1. Archaeology. of or relating to an Amerindian culture of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico 100 b.c.–a.d. 1000, characterized by pit houses also used for burials and a distinctive black-on-white pottery decorated with human and animal figures.

Example Sentences

McSpadden observed that this can happen in "multiple ways," from reintroducing populations to the "absolutely critical" goal of protecting their potential habitats like the Sky Islands, the Mogollon Rim and Gila National Forest.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

Some of the proposed sites for “rewilding” include the Mogollon Plateau, the Northern and Southern Rocky Mountains and areas near Yellowstone National Park.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2022

Natalia Mogollon, known as Alinity online, said via a Twitter direct message that her reaction was “disappointment.”

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2021

Special correspondent Mogollon reported from Caracas and staff writer McDonnell from Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2019

There is local pride over how he fought, single-handed, with a broken and unloaded rifle, the largest grizzly bear ever known in the surrounding Mogollon Mountains.

From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by McClintock, James H.