Agua Caliente Mountains Explained

Agua Caliente Mountains
Country:United States
State:Arizona
Highest:Morris Peak
Elevation Ft:1240
Coordinates:32.9969°N 113.3322°W
Map:Arizona
Map Size:220

The Agua Caliente Mountains are a small range in eastern Yuma and western Maricopa counties in southwest Arizona.[1] The community of Hyder is on the north side of the range adjacent to the Union Pacific rail line and Hyder Road. The community of Agua Caliente lies on the south flank of the range and the Gila River lies to the south.[2]

The highest point is Morris Peak at 1240feet rising 700feet above the surrounding desert plain in the northwest part of the range in Yuma County.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Domestic Names. www.usgs.gov.
  2. Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, Fourth Ed. 2001 p. 55
  3. Hyder, Arizona 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965