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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: The Old Pueblo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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
Hamlet
Photo: The Old Pueblo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cochise is an unincorporated community located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The city was created alongside the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. Cochise is situated 4½ miles west of Willcox Playa.
Willcox Playa
- Categories: dry lake and landform
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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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
Explore places such as Kansas Settlement and Willcox.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Croton Springs and Leroy Airport.
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