The Hualapai Valley Basin is a medium-size basin in the north central part of the planning area at 1,212 square miles.  Geographic features and principal communities are shown on Figure 4.4-1.  The basin is characterized by a wide north-south trending valley, mountains along the west basin margins and cliffs and plateau on the eastern basin boundary. Vegetation types include Mohave desertscrub, semi-desert grassland, interior chaparral, conifer woodlands and conifer forest. (see Figure 4.0-9)

Principal geographic features shown on Figure 4.4-1 are:

• Principal community of New Kingman-Butler, the small community of Hackberry and the national park service facilities at South Cove.

• Hualapai Valley running through the center of the basin

• Red Lake, a dry lake in the center of the basin

• Truxton Wash running from the southeast near Hackberry to Red Lake

• The Cerbat Mountains on the southwestern basin boundary with the highest point in the basin, Cherum Peak at 6,978 feet

• Mt. Tipton on the western basin boundary in the Cerbat Mountains

• The lowest point in the basin is at Lake Mead at approximately 1,100 feet

• The Grand Wash Cliffs located along the eastern basin boundary

• The White Hills located along the northwest basin boundary