The Dome Rock Mountains are a

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in southern

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. The range borders the

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on the west and the Colorado River Indian Reservation on the northwest located in the Lower Colorado River Valley.

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lies on the eastern foothills of the range. The Dome Rock Mountains are on the southwest of the regional Maria fold and thrust belt.

Range summary

The Dome Rock Mountains are a north-south trending range about long. The Palo Verde Valley borders the range on the west, adjacent to the

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bisects the range connecting Ehrenberg on the Colorado River with

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to the east of the mountains. Quartzsite lies on the western edge of the

La Posa Plain The La Posa Plain is a wide, generally flat plain in western Arizona near the Colorado River and is on the west and northwest border of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge. The plain lies to the east of the Colorado River Indian Reservation and east ...

which drains the western

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. The

Tyson Wash Tyson Wash is one of the larger eastern-bank dry washes that enter the Colorado River in western Arizona. It drains the La Posa Plain south-to-north and is also coincident with the Plain's southern two thirds. It is also the southwest drainage ...

drainage flows north at the western perimeter of the La Posa Plain and turns westwards at the north end of the Dome Rock Mountains to meet the Colorado River region.''Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer,'' Delorme, 4th ed. 2002, pp. 46 and 54, Cunningham Mountain at is the highest peak of the Dome Rock Mountains and is located about south of Interstate 10. In the north Middle Camp Mountain rises to about north of I-10. Numerous mines and dry washes are located in the range. The western mountain washes drain to the Colorado River, and the eastern washes drain into the La Posa Plain and the north-flowing Tyson Wash.

Dome Rock Mountains access

The northern portion of the mountains can be accessed from the west via

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; from the east through the Colorado River Indian Reservation, and I 10. Quartzsite is in the east center of the range and provides numerous access points. Ehrenberg to the west provides access to areas of the western mountain flank.

Graves found

Miners' graves and a cabin have been found near the Yellow Dog Mine.

References

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La Paz placer deposits, western base of Dome Rock Mountains

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Quadrangle and references to Dome Rock Mountains {{Authority control Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert Mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley Mountain ranges of La Paz County, Arizona Mountain ranges of Arizona Cemeteries in Arizona

Range summary

Dome Rock Mountains access

Graves found

See also

References

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