Mohawk Valley (Arizona)
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The Mohawk Valley is a valley in the lower regions of the western Gila River
Valley
in southwestern Arizona in the western Sonoran Desert
.
The Mohawk Valley along the Gila River proper contains the agricultural communities of Wellton
, Noah, Roll
, Tacna
, and Mohawk
. This river stretch of the valley is mostly east-west trending, and extends northeasterly upstream to the adjacent Hyder Valley
; to the west the Gila River turns northwest through the Dome Valley which lies between the Gila Mountains and the Muggins Mountains Wilderness
on the northeast.
The southern portion of the Mohawk Valley is an extensive plain extending south, and uphill towards Sonora
, Mexico and the valley extends, on its eastern end, southwards, ending at the Tule Desert (Arizona)
and the Sierra Pinta
on the west; the eastern side of this southern stretch of the valley is bordered by the Mohawk
and Bryan Mountains
.
Gila River
The Gila River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona.-Description:...
Valley
Gila River Valley
The Gila River Valley is a multi-sectioned valley of the Gila River, mostly in Arizona. The Gila River forms in western New Mexico and flows west across southern-eastern, south-central, and southwestern Arizona; it changes directions across the state, and defines specific areas and valleys...
in southwestern Arizona in the western Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
.
The Mohawk Valley along the Gila River proper contains the agricultural communities of Wellton
Wellton, Arizona
Wellton is a town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,862. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wellton is located at ....
, Noah, Roll
Roll, Arizona
Roll is an unincorporated community in central Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named for early settler John H. Roll, it lies along the lower Gila River, between the Yuma Proving Ground and the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. Local...
, Tacna
Tacna, Arizona
Tacna is a census-designated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The population was 555 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tacna is located at ....
, and Mohawk
Mohawk, Arizona
Mohawk is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. This river stretch of the valley is mostly east-west trending, and extends northeasterly upstream to the adjacent Hyder Valley
Hyder Valley
The Hyder Valley is a 20 mile long valley section of the Gila River Valley at Hyder on the Gila River. The valley is located north of Gila River in southwest Arizona in the northwestern Sonoran Desert...
; to the west the Gila River turns northwest through the Dome Valley which lies between the Gila Mountains and the Muggins Mountains Wilderness
Muggins Mountains Wilderness
The Muggins Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located approximately east of Yuma, Arizona in the Muggins Mountains and adjacent to the agricultural Dome Valley and Gila River. The wilderness area is made up of the highest peak in the southern section of...
on the northeast.
The southern portion of the Mohawk Valley is an extensive plain extending south, and uphill towards Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico and the valley extends, on its eastern end, southwards, ending at the Tule Desert (Arizona)
Tule Desert (Arizona)
The Tule Desert is a small desert located in southwestern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is considered to be part of the Lower Colorado Valley region of the Sonoran Desert. It lies in a north-south direction to the east of the Cabeza Prieta Mountains and almost entirely in the Barry M....
and the Sierra Pinta
Sierra Pinta
The Sierra Pinta or Sierra Pintas are a narrow remote block faulted northwest-southeast trending mountain range, about long located in southwestern Arizona in the arid northwestern Sonoran Desert, just north of the Pinacate Reserve of northern Sonora, Mexico...
on the west; the eastern side of this southern stretch of the valley is bordered by the Mohawk
Mohawk Mountains
The Mohawk Mountains is a mountain range in the northwest Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. It abuts the western Gila River valley to the north, and is located in southern Yuma County, Arizona and is part of an eleven mountain range–three valley region...
and Bryan Mountains
Bryan Mountains
The Bryan Mountains are a small mountain range in the northwestern Sonoran Desert of southwestern Arizona. The range is located in southeastern Yuma County, about 75 mi southeast of Yuma and about 35 mi west of Ajo. The range is approximately ten miles long and about three miles wide at...
.
See also
- Valley and range sequence-Southern Yuma CountyValley and range sequence-Southern Yuma CountyThe Valley and range sequence-Southern Yuma County is a 3-Valley sequence of NW–by–SE trending block faulted valleys and mountains...