The Dendora Valley is a small valley on the
Gila River west of
Painted Rock Dam and
Reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
, Arizona, United States. The valley is north of the river, and is the valley west of the north–south
Painted Rock Mountains which form the western end of the
Painted Rock Reservoir.
The Dendora Valley is only about long. The
Gila Bend Mountains
The Gila Bend Mountains are a long mountain range of the north-central Sonoran Desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and in southwest Maricopa County.
The Gila River of New Mexico and Arizona transects the entire state of Arizona, and the water ...
form the northern border from east to west, of both Dendora Valley, and the Painted Rock Reservoir adjacent eastwards; this is the famous Gila Bend formed by the Gila River as it changes direction to south, then west entering the reservoir. Other small mountains and hills border the southwest, namely Oatman Mountain, at and the Face Mountain group with Montezuma Head, (peak) to the west.
The easiest access route to the Dendora Valley is from
Hyder in the
Hyder Valley
The Hyder Valley is a 20-mile (32 km) long valley section of the Gila River Valley west of Hyder on the Gila River. The valley is located north of Gila River in southwest Arizona in the northwestern Sonoran Desert. The Park Valley, which cro ...
about west-southwest.
The coordinates for Oatman Mountain, on the southwest border of Dendora Valley are .
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Oatman Mountain, (southwest Dendora Valley) coordinates: 33,03,06.1-N, 113,08,05.6
Gila River
Valleys of Arizona
Landforms of Maricopa County, Arizona