The Grand Wash Cliffs extend south-southeast from the
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northwest Arizona west of the
Shivwits Plateau
The Shivwits Plateau is a large plateau in northwest Arizona, and in the northwest of the Grand Canyon region. Just like the Kaibab Plateau in the east Grand Canyon forces the course of the Colorado River encircling it, the Shivwits Plateau is th ...
south through the Grand Cliffs Wilderness and into the Lake Mead Recreation Area. The Grand Wash Cliffs cross the
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a mile ().
The canyon and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon Nati ...
where the
Colorado River
The Colorado River () is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The river, the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), 5th longest in the United St ...
enters
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, east of Las Vegas. It is the largest reservoir in the US in terms of water capacity. L ...
. To the south of the Grand Canyon the Grand Wash Cliffs continue past the east side of
Grapevine Mesa
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and then southeast above and east of the
Hualapai Valley
Hualapai Valley is a valley in Mohave County, Arizona.
Location
Hualapai Valley is an endorheic basin and its watershed terminates in the dry lake or Dry lake, playa called Red Lake (Mohave County, Arizona), Red Lake at an elevation of 2762 feet. ...
forming the southwest margin of the
Music Mountains.
[''Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, Fourth Ed. 2001 pp. 21 and 29 ]
List of landforms/communities along Grand Wash Cliffs
(form north-to-south)
*
Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness (~north terminus) (Loc. dot 1)
* Squaw Canyon
* Pigeon Canyon
*
Pearce Canyon
*
Pearce Ferry, Lake Mead (at
Colorado River
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)
*
Meadview, Arizona (
Grapevine Mesa
''Vitis'' (grapevine) is a genus of 81 accepted species of vining plants in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. The genus consists of species predominantly from the Northern Hemisphere. It is economically important as the source of grapes, bot ...
, west, at foothills) (Loc. dot 2)
*
Garnet Mountain (Loc. dot 3)
*
Music Mountains (part of Hualapai Plateau elevations, east)
*
Crozier, Arizona
*
Valentine, Arizona
Valentine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 39. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 (former U.S. Route 66) northe ...
(at south terminus) (Loc. dot 4)
*
Peacock Mountains
*
Cane Springs, Arizona
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*Walking stick, or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking
*Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance
*White cane, a mobility or safety device used by blind or visually imp ...
(using
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness coord.) (Loc. dot 5)
Image:Sunset_@_Grand_Wash_Cliffs-Meadview_Arizona_-_panoramio.jpg, Sunset at Meadview with Joshua tree
''Yucca brevifolia'' (also known as the Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca) is a plant species belonging to the genus '' Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names.
This monocotyledonous tre ...
s
File:The_Grand_Wash_Cliffs_-_panoramio.jpg, Cliffs, and foothills with Joshua Trees
File:Grand Wash Cliffs, from Pierce Ferry Rd (Bahde Gold Claims) January 2007 - panoramio.jpg, Grand Wash Cliffs, from Pierce Ferry Road
See also
*
Hurricane Cliffs
*
Aubrey Cliffs
*
Aubrey Valley
References
GNIS data for Grand Wash CliffsGNIS data for Upper Grand Wash CliffsGNIS data for Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
External links
Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness, AZ at topoquest.comCoordinates for Upper Burro Creek Wilderness, for (Cane Springs, Arizona)
Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
''Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness'' at wilderness.net
Geology/Geography
Geologic Map of the Peacock Mountains and Southern Grand Wash Cliffs, mapCitatio
Grand Wash Basin (north Grand Wash Cliffs), maps & description, for water resources, etc.
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Geology of Arizona
Cliffs of Arizona
Landforms of Mohave County, Arizona