2021 Map of North of Isla Pinta

About this map

Mohawk Valley and the surrounding desert landscape dominate this 2021 survey of Yuma County. The map details a largely undeveloped region defined by the stark topography of the Mohawk Mountains in the northeast and the edge of the Sierra Pinta range in the southwest. This area serves as a primary example of the basin and range geology characteristic of the Southwestern United States, where broad alluvial plains separate isolated mountain blocks. The absence of traditional settlements or infrastructure highlights the environmental constraints of this arid corridor, where land use is primarily defined by large-scale public land management and the natural boundaries of the Sonoran Desert.