Yuma, AZ is one of the hottest cities of any size in the United States, with average July high temperatures of 107 degrees. Yuma contains the historical Yuma Territorial Prison, the Yuma Crossing Historic Park, and a historic downtown area. Near Yuma are the Kofa Mountain Range and wildlife refuge, Martinez and Mittry Lakes, and the Algodones Dunes, which draw tens of thousands of visitors every year.

Famous residents of Yuma include Bengie Molina (catcher for the San Francisco Giants) and Cesar Chavez, civil rights activist.

The city is also the location of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, which conducts an annual air show and many large-scale military exercises. There is also the Yuma Proving Ground, an Army base which tests new military equipment.


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