Mohawk is a populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.

Just northeast located in the Gila River valley is Hyder which lies in the Hyder Valley at the southern end of the Palomas Plain, draining southeastwards from the eastern perimeter of the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, and the eastern regions of the US Army Yuma Proving Ground.

The area is part of the central, and hot and arid southwestern region of the Sonoran Desert.

It is also just north of the Gran Desierto de Altar and Pinacate Reserve of northern Sonora, Mexico.

This area has a large amount of sunshine year round due to its stable descending air and high pressure.