Painted Rock Mountains

The Painted Rock Mountains are a short 15-mile (24 km) long mountain range of the north-central Sonoran Desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and in southwest Maricopa County. The Gila River flows through the central-north end of the range.

Painted Rock Mountains
Petroglyph site at north end of mountain range.
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,512 ft (461 m)
Coordinates32°59′23″N 113°01′19″W[1]
Dimensions
Length35 mi (56 km) E-W
Width10 mi (16 km)
Geography
Painted Rock Mountains is located in Arizona
Painted Rock Mountains
Painted Rock Mountains
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionPainted Rock Reservoir & Lower Gila River Valley
((north-central)-Sonoran Desert)
CountyMaricopa County
TownGila Bend, AZ

The famous Painted Rock Petroglyph Site lies at the northeast end of the range, adjacent the Painted Rock Reservoir, and the reservoir lies at the eastern end of the agricultural river valley that is locally named as the Lower Gila River Valley, extending approximately from the Colorado River at Yuma to the west and the reservoir at the east. The Gila River crosses all of southern Arizona from southwest New Mexico, and is the drainage for about 1/2 of Arizona (the south).

Peaks, and landforms

The highest elevation in the mountains is "unnamed" at 1,512 feet (461 m),[2] and is located at the central and east region of the range. (The range has many northwest-by-southeast ridgelines.)

See also

References
  1. "Painted Rock Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. "Painted Rocks Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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