2014 Map of Cotton Center

About this map

The Gila River corridor south of the Gila Mountains reveals a landscape defined by desert agriculture and modern transport networks. The small agricultural community of Cotton Center serves as a central hub, surrounded by the engineered hydrology of the Enterprise Canal and the Gila Bend Canal. These waterways underscore the intensive land use required to cultivate this arid region of Maricopa County. To the west, the terrain rises sharply into the volcanic forms of Red Rock and Red Rock Canyon, creating a stark contrast to the flat, canal-fed basins to the east.