San Pedro Valley (Arizona)
San Pedro Valley | |
Valley | |
Prairie in the San Pedro Valley near Tombstone, Arizona. The Dragoon Mountains are in the background. | |
Country | United States |
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States | Arizona, Sonora |
Region | (northeast)-Sonoran Desert |
Districts | Cochise (county), USA, Sonora (state), Mexico |
Borders on | Rincon, Whetstone & Huachuca Mtns-W Little Dragoon, Dragoon & Mule Mtns-E |
Communities | Benson, AZ, Tombstone, AZ, Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ, Naco, SON |
Landmark | Kartchner Caverns State Park |
River | San Pedro River |
Coordinates | 31°38′9″N 110°10′21″W / 31.63583°N 110.17250°WCoordinates: 31°38′9″N 110°10′21″W / 31.63583°N 110.17250°W |
Length | 50 mi (80 km) |
The San Pedro Valley of western Cochise County Arizona is a 50 mile long, mostly north-south valley, trending northwesterly. It drains from the State of Sonora, Mexico, through Benson, Arizona, and the southeast of the Rincon Mountains.
The coordinates for Charleston, Arizona, south center of the valley are 31,38,9-N, 110,10,21-W.[1]
References
- ↑ various web links (based on Wikipedia article Charleston) 31,38,9-N, 110,10,21-W)
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