Question

What is the future of the Mogollon Rim (edge of the plateau around Promontory Butte)? (Consider the gradients of the streams above and below the Rim, and their contrasting erosion potentials.) (6 points)\

Answer 1

The Mogollon Rim will be eroded back to the northeast due to Christopher Creek.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question refers to the Promontory Butte of Arizona map.

The Mogollon Rim is the edge of the plateau around Promontory Butte, the main cliff of which is an erosional escarpment.

The Mogollon Rim is a steeply sloping cliff that rises from 1,000 to 7,500 feet at its upper edge.

Groundwater flow in the area is generally northeast to southwest. The Mogollon Rim tends to have greater rainfall and snow which provides greater volumes of recharge to the groundwater systems both north and south of the Rim.