Lanfair Valley

Lanfair Valley
Length	30 mi (48 km)
Geography
Location	United States
Country	California
States/Provinces	Mojave National Preserve Mojave Desert
Communities	Cima Kelso Lanfair
Borders on	List New York Castle Mtns Piute Range Woods Mountains Pinto Valley
Coordinates	35°17′20″N 115°6′12″W / 35.28889°N 115.10333°W / 35.28889; -115.10333

Lanfair Valley is located in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California near the Nevada state line. It is bounded on the north by the New York Mountains and Castle Mountains, on the east by the Piute Range, and on the south by the Woods Mountains and Vontrigger Hills. Joshua Trees can be found in most of the valley. Elevation is 4,045 feet.

The valley proper is drained southeastwards, then due south by the Sacramento Wash; the wash then turns due-east and combines with the Piute Wash drainage (south out of Nevada), to immediately enter the west bank of the Colorado River. The dual valley drainage is a U-shape, and the first major dry wash drainage from the west, into the Colorado, south of Lake Mead.