Lonesome Valley is a 23-mile long valley located in central-north Yavapai County, Arizona; the valley is an extension southeastwards from Chino Valley , the location of the Big Chino Wash, which becomes the Verde River at Paulden, Arizona; Paulden is located at the northwest terminus of Lonesome Valley. A small sub-valley is located on the northeast perimeter of Chino Valley, Arizona, located in the center-northwest of Lonesome Valley. The valley is named Little Chino Valley, and is the small valley link between Chino Valley, northwest, and Lonesome Valley, southeast.The notable landforms of Granite Mountain lie west-southwest, and Granite Dells are at the southwest perimeter. The massif of the Black Hills form the east border of Lonesome Valley.An important water divide is at the south terminus region of the valley at the north of Prescott Valley, Arizona, separating the Verde River watershed from the Agua Fria River watershed; both watersheds are north tributaries to the Gila River, flowing west across central-south Arizona.DescriptionLonesome Valley is an approximately north-northwest trending valley. It is dissected in its center by an upside-down V-shaped, double watercourse. Granite Creek-(Granite Creek Wash) is west, and an unnamed wash is east-(a tributary to Granite Wash); both flow north to meet the Verde River, at the north of Little Black Mesa. The unnamed wash at Lonesome Valley's south end flows south from the water divide, north of Prescott Valley, to meet the Agua Fria River. Coyote Wash courses southwesterly just east, (see satellite photo).
