Plant community map of the Sonoran Desert, Sierra Madre, Sky Islands, and adjacent land.
(For a full sized image alone in a browser window, click on the map then click on resulting image in your browser to enlarge.)
Maps of the Region
Enjoy these maps of our region.
Both the US and Mexico make available free high quality, detailed topo maps! To download US topo maps at various scales use this link to the USGS Store. To download Mexico topo maps you will be asked to create an account then you can download Inegi maps here.
Also see this interactive map of Mexico.
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A very general look at the major biotic communities of the region.
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This map shows major vegetation communities that influence species richness in our Sky Island region. Concept originally designed for Sky Island Alliance around 2007.
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This detailed map was put out by the Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. To get full use out of this map you must download the PDF here (2.7 mb). It is a vector-based...
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Sonora Mexico rainfall map in 50 and 100 millimeter increments.
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The data used in this map is several years old, although still fairly accurate.
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Here is an updated verision of this map, which was done with a dataset that has different (curvy) boiundaries for municipios as well and the Chihuahua border. The map below is likely more accurate.
Click on the map to...
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I mostly made this map for my own use, since I have a hard time always knowing what municipio I am in. It is basically a draft map. Hopefully you find it useful as well.
Click on the map to open fully in your browser, then click again in most browsers to enlarge the image.
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This map does not include much of the Cienega Creek tributary.
Click on the map (or here) to get to the full sized version... then...
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This map shows the major "Sky Islands" of the southwest region. The Sierra Mazatan just east of Hermosillo is...
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Topography, major roads, and rivers of Sonora. Click here or below for full size version.
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Map by USGS and available on...
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Southwest U.S. and northwest Mexico vegetation community map by Brown and Lowe.
