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| Copper Mountains | |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Coyote Peak |
| Elevation | 2,808 ft (856 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| Range coordinates | 32°29′12″N113°59′00″W / 32.486718°N 113.9832669°W /32.486718; -113.9832669 |
TheCopper Mountains is a minor north–south trending mountain range, only 8 miles long in southwesternArizona in the southwesternSonoran Desert.[1]
The Copper Mountains lie east ofYuma, Arizona and east of theYuma Desert; also east of theGila andTinajas Altas Mountains. It lies on an extensive north-sloping desert plain that drains into theGila River floodplain close to its confluence and outlet into the southernColorado River in theLower Colorado River Valley. TheLechuguilla Desert and Coyote Wash lie west of the mountains; theTule Desert lies east. The highest point is Coyote Peak at 2,808 feet (856 m).
The communities just north at about 10 miles in the Gila River agricultural valley, areWellton,Noah,Roll, andTacna, Arizona.
The Copper Mountains lie in the western portion of theBarry M. Goldwater Air Force Range which is used by the MCAS, theMarine Corps Air Station, Yuma; also 3 miles north of the western end of theCabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.