Avra Valley

Avra Valley
view of valley lands
Tucson Mountains, center east valley
Avra Valley is located in Arizona
Avra Valley
Avra Valley
Avra Valley in Arizona
Length45 mi (72 km)
Width10 mi (16 km)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionSonoran Desert
Counties
Population centers
Borders on
Coordinates32°13′16″N 111°20′31″W / 32.22119°N 111.34205°W / 32.22119; -111.34205

The Avra Valley is a 50-mile (80 km) long northwest–southeast valley, bordering the west of Tucson, Arizona. The Tucson Mountains are at the valley's center-east, with suburbs ranging east of the Tucson Mountains and trending northwest to the Avra Valley's northeast. This entire northwest stretch from Tucson contains the northwest trending Interstate 10, the route to Casa Grande and Phoenix. The northeast of the valley contains Marana on I-10, the Pinal Airpark, an aircraft storage park, and other communities along I-10. Avra Valley Airport is a general aviation airport in Marana, located about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Tucson, and being used for storage of classic propeller-era airliners.

The center-(west) of the valley is at Cocoraque Butte,[1] 32°13′16″N 111°20′31″W / 32.22119°N 111.34205°W / 32.22119; -111.34205 (Baldy Peak (Sierrieta Mountains)), extended northeast from the Roskruge Mountains. Cocoraque Butte's height is 2,758 feet (841 m).[2]

Avra Valley from Gates Pass (Eastern Boundary)
  1. ^ Cocoraque Butte Summit, mountainzone
  2. ^ Arizona Road & Recreation Atlas, pp. 52–52.