Mogollon

noun

Mo·​go·​llon ˌmə-gə-ˈyōn 

ˌmō-

: a prehistoric Indigenous people inhabiting the mountains of eastern Arizona and western New Mexico

Above the creek, ancestral Puebloans, known as Mogollon, once lived. … The Mogollon abandoned these canyons in the 15th century, perhaps done in by an extended drought.

—Jim Robbins

also : the culture of the Mogollon

Meanwhile, in the south, a Puebloan culture called Mogollon took hold. Over time, Mogollon kivas grew smaller, rectangular and even more private.

—Annalee Newitz

Examples of Mogollon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Originally constructed in the early 1870s, the trail stretched for 200 miles along the edge of the Mogollon Rim in Central Arizona between Fort Verde and Fort Apache. —Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024

The property is at the base of the Mogollon Rim northeast of Payson. —Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

Flash flood wipes out bridge, kills 23 in 1970 A flash flood in the Mogollon Rim area killed 23 and washed out bridges on Labor Day in 1970. —Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024

The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for these altitudes until Friday at 9 p.m., including areas of the Kaibab Plateau, Coconino Plateau, western Mogollon Rim, Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, along with the cities of Jacob Lake and Grand Canyon Village. —The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024

Around 8 inches of snow are likely north of the Mogollon Rim and toward the the San Juans and southern Colorado Rockies. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024

After that, the cycle repeats to a lesser degree at higher elevations with late spring blooms popping up in the Verde Valley and Mogollon Rim Country where more rain fell during the winter, creating some interesting potential for an amazing year. —Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024

The storm system that impacted parts of California on Wednesday will bring possible isolated flooding along the Mogollon Rim of northern Arizona through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024

The Sonoran Desert is a sprawling geographical region that encompasses Southern Arizona up to the Mogollon Rim, the southeastern corner of California, the entire state of Sonora, Mexico, the Baja California peninsula of Mexico, and the Gulf of California and its islands. —Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Mogollon, mountain range and plateau in New Mexico

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above