Tonopah Desert

Tonopah Desert
Tonopah Desert Tonopah Desert (valley plains) in Arizona
Geography
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Region	Sonoran Desert
District	Maricopa County
Borders on	Belmont Mountains & Hassayampa Plain-NE Big Horn Mountains (Arizona)–NW Interstate 10 in Arizona–S Palo Verde Hills–Gila Bend Mtns–S Harquahala Plain–SW
Coordinates	33°29′37″N 112°56′14″W / 33.49361°N 112.93722°W / 33.49361; -112.93722
Rivers	Hassayampa River–(east & SE) Gila River–SE Centennial Wash–(to SW)

The Tonopah Desert is a small desert plains region of the Sonoran Desert, located west of Phoenix, Arizona. It is adjacent north of Interstate 10 and lies at the southwest intersection of the Hassayampa River with the Gila River. The Tonopah Desert is also just north of the Gila Bend Mountains massif which create the Gila Bend of the river.

The Tonopah Desert is adjacent northwest of the small Palo Verde Hills on Centennial Wash.