The Growler Valley is a valley of south-central Arizona west of Ajo, Arizona. Growler Valley is a 65-mile (105-km) long valley paralleling the Growler Mountains on the east-(attached to the

Little Ajo Mountains The Little Ajo Mountains is a mountain range in southern Arizona, in extreme western Pima County, Arizona. The city of Ajo sits on the northeast of this small mountain range. Both the mountain range and city take their name from the Spanish wor ...

), and the Granite Mountains on the west. Most of Growler Valley is located in the

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) is located in southwestern Arizona in the United States, along of the Mexico–United States border. It is bordered to the north and to the west by the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, to the s ...

, with part located in the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. The

Growler Wash Growler may refer to: Places * Growler Mine Area, Arizona, United States People * "Growler" (calypsonian), Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian singer Errol Duke, also "The Mighty Growler" * "The Growler", a nickname for Irish hurler Sean Daly Fic ...

transits the valley northwesterly, and turns west to meet the

San Cristobal Wash The San Cristobal Wash is an ephemeral wash and watercourse of the San Cristobal Valley, flowing north into the Gila River Valley of the southwestern desert region of Arizona. Besides Death Valley, the Chihuahuan Desert area, and regions of Baja P ...

at the north end of the Granite Mountains. The Growler Valley is the southeast portion of the ''San Cristobal Wash Watershed'' and drains from the north perimeter of the

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. national monument and UNESCO biosphere reserve located in extreme southern Arizona that shares a border with the Mexican state of Sonora. The park is the only place in the United States where the ...

. Drainages south flow into northern Sonora, Mexico. The northwesterly-flowing San Cristobal drainage disappears into the ground before reaching the

Gila River The Gila River (; O'odham ima Keli Akimel or simply Akimel, Quechan: Haa Siʼil, Maricopa language: Xiil) is a tributary of the Colorado River flowing through New Mexico and Arizona in the United States. The river drains an arid watershed of n ...

Valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

. The Growler Valley & Growler Mountains are located at 32.2428-N, 113.0279-W.Growler Mountains, trails.com.

Access to Growler Valley

The closest access points to the Growler are by dirt road from Ajo, Arizona on State Route 85. Central areas of the valley are by dirt road through the central Growler Mountains west of Ajo, about ; the south of the valley and the north of the National Monument are southwest. The north of the valley is accessed from State Route 85 through the

Childs Valley The Childs Valley is a valley in the Sonoran Desert of south-central Arizona northwest of Ajo. Upstream sections are located in far western Pima County; downstream it merges into the Gila River Valley in southwestern Maricopa County. Upstream, t ...

at about .

References

External links

San Cristobal Wash Watershed Map
- Growler valley is in the southeast, 1/3 of the watershed.

{{Authority control Valleys of Arizona Landforms of Pima County, Arizona Landforms of Maricopa County, Arizona