Belmont Mountains | |
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Belmont Mountains in Arizona | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)-(in northwest), Belmont Mountains |
Elevation | 3,418 ft (1,042 m) |
Coordinates | 33°40′39″N 113°05′14″W / 33.67756°N 113.08736°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 25 mi (40 km) NW-SE |
Width | 8 mi (13 km) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
Region | (north-central)-Sonoran Desert |
County | Maricopa County, AZ |
Settlement | Aguila, AZ–Tonopah, AZ |
Range coordinates | 33°38′41″N 112°56′00″W / 33.64476°N 112.93324°W |
Borders on |
The Belmont Mountains are a 25 mi (40 km) long, arid, low elevation mountain range about 50 mi west of Phoenix, Arizona in the northern Sonoran Desert, north of the Gila River. The range is in the south of a region of two parallel washes; the Bouse Wash flows northwest to the Colorado River, and the Centennial Wash flows southeast to meet the Gila River.