San Simon Valley
Geography
The foot of the valley is at the northern end where the ephemeral San Simon River, that flows northwest through the valley to Safford in Graham County, enters the Gila River. At its southern end the valley merges into the separate San Bernardino Valley which trends southwest–northeast. The head of the valley, 31°39′36″N 109°16′59″W / 31.66000°N 109.28306°W, is at the junction of the two valleys, along the divide between the south side of Rustler Canyon Creek watershed and Paramore Crater just south of the town of Apache.
Interstate 10 crosses the valley east–west. U.S. Route 191, runs north from I-10 to Safford. The White Mountains lie north of the northern end of the valley.
Culture
The San Simon Valley is noted for the ceramics of native American Indians called the Roosevelt Red Ware, one type being named for a site in the valley, the Nine Mile Polychrome.