Salt River Valley
The Salt River Valley is an extensive valley on the Salt River in central Arizona, which contains the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Although this geographic term still identifies the area, the name "Valley of the Sun" popularly replaced the usage starting in the early 1930s for purposes of boosterism.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Phoenix Raceway.
Phoenix Raceway
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Phoenix Raceway is a 1.000 mi dogleg oval track in Avondale, Arizona. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1964, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and CART races.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avondale and Maricopa Village.
Avondale
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Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 89,334, up from 76,238 in 2010 and 35,883 in 2000.
Maricopa Village
Village
Maricopa Village is a populated place situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 978 feet above sea level. Maricopa Village is situated 4½ miles east of Salt River Valley.
Tolleson
Town
Tolleson is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city was 7,216 as of the 2020 census, up from 6,545 in 2010. Tolleson is situated 6 miles northeast of Salt River Valley.
Salt River Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 928 feet
- Description: valley on the Salt River in central Arizona, USA
- Category: landform
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Salt River Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Salt River Valley”
- Chinese: “鹽河谷”
- Slovenian: “dolina reke Salt”
- Slovenian: “Salt River Valley”
- Spanish: “Salt River Valley”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt River and Initial Point of the Gila and Salt River Meridian and Baseline.
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