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 |
|---|---|
| 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 Sierra Vista Southeast north towards I-10, Benson, 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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