The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile long mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert. The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked mountain range is attached on the south to the Tinajas Altas Mountains which continue southeast into Sonora, Mexic…
The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a 26-mile long mountain range in southwestern Arizona in the northwest Sonoran Desert. The Gila Mountains of Yuma County are a northwest-southeast trending mountain system. The fault-blocked mountain range is attached on the south to the Tinajas Altas Mountains which continue southeast into Sonora, Mexico for another 30 miles. The northwest end of the mountains border the southeast Laguna Mountains. The Gila River flows through the Gila Valley between the Gilas and the Lagunas prior to its confluence with the Colorado.
Elevation: 3,156 ft (962 m)
Peak: Sheep Mountain
Length: 26 mi (42 km) – NW x SE
Width: 5 mi (8.0 km)
Country: United States
State: Arizona
Regions: Yuma Desert, Lechuguilla Desert, Lower Colorado River Valley and Sonoran Desert
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