Mohawk, Arizona

Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States

Populated place in Arizona, United States

Mohawk, Arizona

Populated place

Mohawk, Arizona

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Mohawk, Arizona

Mohawk, Arizona (the United States)

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Coordinates: 32°43′36″N 113°45′19″W﻿ / ﻿32.72667°N 113.75528°W﻿ / 32.72667; -113.75528[1]
Country| United States
State| Arizona
County| Yuma
Established| 1880[2]
Elevation

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| 535 ft (163 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
Area code| 928
GNIS feature ID| 24519[1]

Mohawk is a populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[1] It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## Geography

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Mohawk is located on the south border of the Gila River valley on Interstate 8; it is 13 miles east of Tacna, also on Interstate 8. East of Mohawk is Dateland and Aztec. Just northeast located in the Gila River valley is Hyder which lies in the Hyder Valley at the southern end of the Palomas Plain, draining southeastwards from the eastern perimeter of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, and the eastern regions of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground.[3]

Mohawk is located at the northern end of the Mohawk Mountains–Bryan Mountains block faulted ranges, which are part of an eleven mountain range–valley region in southern Yuma County. The Mohawk Valley drains northwestwards towards Mohawk on the west of the ranges; the San Cristobal Valley drains mostly north on the east side of the ranges.[3] The drainages do not make it to the Gila River because the region is an extensive region of valleys–bajada plains. The area is part of the central, and hot and arid southwestern region of the Sonoran Desert. It is also just north of the Gran Desierto de Altar and Pinacate Reserve of northern Sonora, Mexico.

### Climate

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This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mohawk has a desert climate, abbreviated "Bwh" on climate maps.[4]

## See also

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* Valley and range sequence-Southern Yuma County

## References

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1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk, Arizona
2. ^ Arizona Highways, May 1961
3. ^ a b Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 63, ISBN 0899333257
4. ^ Climate Summary for Mohawk, Arizona

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Municipalities and communities of Yuma County, Arizona, United States

County seat: Yuma

Cities|

* San Luis
* Somerton
* Yuma

Town|

* Wellton

CDPs|

* Avenue B and C
* Aztec
* Buckshot
* Dateland
* Donovan Estates
* Drysdale
* El Prado Estates
* Fortuna Foothills
* Gadsden
* Martinez Lake
* Orange Grove Mobile Manor
* Padre Ranchitos
* Rancho Mesa Verde
* Tacna
* Wall Lane
* Wellton Hills
* Yuma Proving Ground

Populated
places|

* Hyder
* Kofa
* Laguna
* Ligurta
* Mohawk
* Norton
* Palomas
* Roll
* Stoval

Indian reservations|

* Cocopah Indian Reservation
* Fort Yuma Indian Reservation‡

Ghost towns|

* Arizona City
* Camp Horn
* Castle Dome Landing
* Colorado City
* Dome
* Filibusters Camp
* Fortuna
* Gila City
* La Laguna
* Mission Camp
* Pedrick's
* Polaris

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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