Pine Valley (Beaver, Millard, Iron counties, Utah)

Pine Valley
North Pine Valley and the Wah Wah Mountains, May 2010
Pine Valley is located in Utah
Pine Valley
Pine Valley
Pine Valley within the State of Utah
Length50 mi (80 km) N-S
Width13 mi (21 km)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
RegionGreat Basin Desert
Counties
CommunitiesFive Points
Borders on
Coordinates38°25′03″N 113°41′14″W / 38.41750°N 113.68722°W / 38.41750; -113.68722
RiverPine Valley Wash

Pine Valley is a 50-mile (80 km) long[1] valley in southwestern Utah, United States.[2] Most of the valley lies in western Beaver and Millard counties; the extreme south of the valley arises in two mountain range regions in northwestern Iron County.

The valley is endorheic, with a north-flowing Pine Valley Wash that ends in sinks. At about seven miles north of the sinks region, in a north valley area, lies the Pine Valley Hardpan, about 4 miles (6.4 km)[3] long, east-west.

The northwest of Pine Valley contains a 12-mile (19 km) long Desert Biosphere Reserve and Experimental Station. The southern stretch of the Tunnel Springs Mountains is in the experimental station.

  1. ^ Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, pp. 40-41, 48-49.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Valley
  3. ^ Utah DeLorme Atlas, p. 40.