Mohawk Mountains
{{Short description|Landform in southwestern Arizona}}
{{Infobox mountain range
|name=Mohawk Mountains
|photo=Low clouds on the Mohawk Mountains.jpg
|photo_size=
|photo_caption=Low clouds on the Mohawk Mountains
|country = United States
|state = Arizona
|region= Central & Northwestern Sonoran Desert
|district=Yuma County
|district1=
|district2=
|range_coordinates = {{coord|32|35|23|N|113|38|51|W|type:mountain_region:US-AZ|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|coordinates =
|geology=
|border=Gila River (N)
San Cristobal Valley (NE)
Mohawk Valley (SW)
Bryan Mountains (SE)
|orogeny=
|length_mi=35| length_orientation=NW–SE
|width_mi=5 | width_orientation=
|highest=Mohawk Peak
|elevation_ft=2775 Mohawk Mtns SW, AZ, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965 (1986 rev.)
|map= Arizona
|map_caption= Mohawk Mountains in Arizona
}}
The Mohawk Mountains ({{langx|mrc|Vii Kachkwiny}}, {{langx|ood|Kusvo To:b}}) is a mountain range in the northwest Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. It abuts the western Gila River valley to the north (the Lower Gila River Valley), and is located in southern Yuma County. The Mohawk Valley lies adjacent and southwest of the range; the San Cristobal Valley is northeast.Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 63, {{isbn|0899333257}}
The Mohawk Mountains-Bryan Mountains is a northwest–southeast trending block faulted system. Mohawk, Arizona on Interstate 8 is located on the north end of the range; Mohawk Pass traverses the range with the interstate route.
The highest point in the Mohawk Range is Mohawk Peak at {{convert|2775|ft|m|0}}.
See also
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{{Mountains of Arizona}}
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Category:Mountain ranges of the Sonoran Desert