Childs Valley

Childs Valley
Childs Valley is located in Arizona
Childs Valley
Childs Valley
Childs Valley in Arizona
Length50 mi (80 km) NW-SE
Width12 mi (19 km)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
RegionSonoran Desert
Districts
Population centerAjo, Arizona
Borders on
Coordinates32°35′30″N 113°8′12″W / 32.59167°N 113.13667°W / 32.59167; -113.13667
Rivers

The Childs Valley is a valley in the Sonoran Desert of south-central Arizona northwest of Ajo. Upstream sections are located in far western Pima County; downstream it merges into the Gila River Valley in southwestern Maricopa County. Upstream, the valley lies northeast and parallel to the Growler Valley and Growler Mountains.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ajo, Arizona-Sonora 1x2 degree Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  2. ^ Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-325-7