2014 Map of Cotton Center NW

About this map

Buckeye Hills dominate the northern landscape of this region, overlooking the complex water management system essential to Maricopa County's arid valley. The Gila River and the Gila Bend Canal serve as the primary lifelines through the desert, illustrating the infrastructure required for local agriculture and settlement. The map reveals a transition from the rugged slopes of the Gila Bend Mountains in the southwest to the broad expanse of the Little Rainbow Valley. Human passage is marked by the path of Old US-80, which intersects with modern corridors like Az-85. Scattered water features such as Hog Hole and Web Water provide unique geographic markers in an otherwise spare landscape, highlighting the critical importance of every named water source in the desert floor's development.