You have to be real careful about taking what the hivemind tells you as gospel. In a follow-up chat Lumo confessed to me that yes, the highest point on US 191 in AZ, a paved road, is in fact higher than the top of Mount Lemmon.

To be fair I’m not sure whether Hannagan Meadow would technically be SE AZ, or NE. Or how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

The point for me is that I care most about the patch of elevated terrain between the Gila and the vicinity of Springerville, with honorable mention for the Sky Islands further south of the Rim.

Also. It’s 232 miles from my current very basic home to my bare lot with utilities down there in the heartland, and I’m already set up to make that trip yet again in March, for WordFest, et. cetera.