Arizona Gazetteer
Sonoran Desert is a physical feature (plain) in Maricopa County. The primary coordinates for Sonoran Desert places it within the AZ 85337 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sonoran Desert |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Plain |
| Description: | incomplete record |
| History: | Kit Carson crossed this desert following the course of the Gila River, hence the variant name, Carson Plains (AZ-T2). In the U.S., the Sonoran Desert includes primarily the Gila Desert in Arizona and Mohave Desert in California. |
| County: | Maricopa County |
| Latitude: | 32.9167128 |
| Longitude: | -112.6673834 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sonoran Desert: Sonoran Desert.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sonoran Desert does not include property ownership information.
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Gila Bend, AZ
(3.6 miles NW) |
Theba, AZ
(13.2 miles W) |
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San Lucy Village, AZ
(4.3 miles NW) |
Bosque, AZ
(5.3 miles NE) |
