Laguna, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 32°49′08″N 114°29′08″W / 32.81889°N 114.48556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Yuma |
Elevation | 157 ft (48 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
ZIP codes | 85369 |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-39230 |
GNIS feature ID | 25329 |
Laguna is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. [2] It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being located in Pinal County. [3] It has an estimated elevation of 1,608 feet (490 m) above sea level. [1]
Gold placers were discovered in the area in 1850s, which led to the settlement coming into existence in the 1860s as a mining town. [1] [4] Laguna was located near the site of what would become the Laguna Diversion Dam, on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Laguna Mountains. [5] One of the facilities comprising the U.S.'s Desert Training Center, Camp Laguna, was named after this location and the nearby mountains of the same name. [6]