| Mohave Valley | |
|---|---|
 Mohave Valley, looking east from California with the Black Mountains of Arizona in the distance | |
  Mohave Valley Location of Mohave Valley | |
| Length | 25 mi (40 km) |
| Width | 10 mi (16 km) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Arizona/Nevada/California Lower Colorado River Valley (southeast)-Mojave Desert ((northwest)-Sonoran Desert) |
| Borders on | Colorado River-W Black Mesa (western Arizona)-E Black Mountains (Arizona)-NE Mohave Mountains-S Newberry Mountains (Nevada)-NW Dead Mountains-W & NW Sacramento Mountains (California)-SW |
| Coordinates | 34°57′25″N 114°35′5″W / 34.95694°N 114.58472°W |
The Mohave Valley is a valley located mostly on the east shore of the south-flowing Colorado River in northwest Arizona. The valley extends into California's San Bernardino County; the northern side of the valley extends into extreme southeast Clark County, Nevada. The main part of the valley lies in southwest Mohave County, Arizona and is at the intersection of the southeast Mojave and northwest Sonoran deserts.
The valley extends into the three states of California, Arizona and Nevada, and the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation extends into them as well. On the west, the valley borders the Dead Mountains of California which overlook the tri-state intersection point.
Needles on Interstate 40 lies on the southwest margin of the valley overlooking the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge and Topock Marsh. The village of Topock is located at the south end of the valley where the Chemehuevi Mountains of California restrict the Colorado to the narrow Mohave Canyon.[1]
- ^ Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p.36 ISBN 0899333257