Wenden is an unincorporated community in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.

For statistical purposes the United States Census Bureau has designated Wenden as a census-designated place (CDP).

Residents were forced to evacuate to higher ground in the nearby town of Salome during these extreme rainfall events, in 2000 and 2010.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wenden CDP has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.7 km2), all land.

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