Willcox Playa
The Willcox Playa is a large endorheic dry lake or sink adjacent to Willcox, Arizona in Cochise County, in the southeast corner of the state. It is part of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion and is the remnant of a Pleistocene era pluvial Lake Cochise.
- Type: Plain
- Description: dry lake
- Also known as: “Alkali Flats”, “Dry Lake”, “Lake Cochise”, “Playa de los Pimas”, “Soda Lake”, “Willcox Dry Lake”, and “Willcox Flat”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cochise.
Cochise
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Willcox Playa
- Categories: dry lake and landform
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.13952° or 32° 8′ 22″ north
Longitude
-109.84673° or 109° 50′ 48″ west
Elevation
4,137 feet (1,261 metres)
Open location code
854G45Q3+R8
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Willcox Playa” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Willcox Playa”
- Cebuano: “Willcox Playa”
- Dutch: “Willcox Playa”
- French: “Willcox Playa”
- German: “Willcox Playa”
- Portuguese: “Willcox Playa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kansas Settlement and Willcox.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Leroy Airport and Croton Springs.
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