Agua Caliente Mountains

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Agua Caliente Mountains
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Agua Caliente Mountains
Agua Caliente Mountains, Arizona
Highest point
PeakMorris Peak
Elevation 1,240 ft (380 m)
Coordinates 32°59′49″N113°19′56″W / 32.99694°N 113.33222°W / 32.99694; -113.33222 Coordinates: 32°59′49″N113°19′56″W / 32.99694°N 113.33222°W / 32.99694; -113.33222
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona

The Agua Caliente Mountains are a small range in eastern Yuma and western Maricopa counties in southwest Arizona. [1] The community of Hyder is on the north side of the range adjacent to the Union Pacific rail line and Hyder Road. The community of Agua Caliente lies on the south flank of the range and the Gila River lies to the south. [2]

The highest point is Morris Peak at 1,240 ft (380 m) rising 700 ft (210 m) above the surrounding desert plain in the northwest part of the range in Yuma County. [3]

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References

  1. "Domestic Names". www.usgs.gov.
  2. Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, Fourth Ed. 2001 p. 55 ISBN   0-89933-325-7
  3. Hyder, Arizona 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965