Granite Mountains (Arizona)
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The Granite Mountains is a mountain range
in the Sonoran Desert
of southern Arizona. It is located in extreme western Pima County
, Arizona, bordering southeast Yuma County
.
The Granite Mountains are an 18-mile (29 km) long range, trending mostly northwest-southeast; the north end of the range turns more northerly and aligns with the Aguila Mountains of Yuma County
-(which are precisely NW by SE, 8-miles in length), 6 miles north.
The Granite Mountain's highest point is unnamed at 2490 feet (759 m). The west and south end of the mountains lie at the southeastern beginning of the San Cristobal Valley
flowing northwest and north to the Gila River
valley
. The east side of the range borders the north-flowing Growler Valley
. The southern end of the mountains are adjacent to a water divide where south-flowing drainages enter into portions of northern Sonora
, Mexico.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the 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...
of southern Arizona. It is located in extreme western Pima County
Pima County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*74.3% White*3.5% Black*3.3% Native American*2.6% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.7% Two or more races*12.4% Other races*34.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
, Arizona, bordering southeast Yuma County
Yuma County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
.
The Granite Mountains are an 18-mile (29 km) long range, trending mostly northwest-southeast; the north end of the range turns more northerly and aligns with the Aguila Mountains of Yuma County
Yuma County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*70.4% White*2.0% Black*1.6% Native American*1.2% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.8% Two or more races*20.8% Other races*59.7% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
-(which are precisely NW by SE, 8-miles in length), 6 miles north.
The Granite Mountain's highest point is unnamed at 2490 feet (759 m). The west and south end of the mountains lie at the southeastern beginning of the San Cristobal Valley
San Cristobal Valley
The San Cristobal Valley is a valley in the lower regions of the western Gila River valley in southwestern Arizona in the western Sonoran Desert...
flowing northwest and north to the Gila River
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...
. The east side of the range borders the north-flowing Growler Valley
Growler Valley
The Growler Valley is a valley of south-central Arizona west of Ajo, Arizona.Growler Valley is a 65-mile long valley paralleling the Growler Mountains on the east-, and the Granite Mountains on the west....
. The southern end of the mountains are adjacent to a water divide where south-flowing drainages enter into portions of northern 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.