Editing Maricopa, California (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.  Maricopa is in the extreme southwestern corner of the San Joaquin Valley, on the first rise of land into the foothills of the Coast Ranges, with the [[Temblor Range]], following the [[San Andreas Fault]], trending northwest of town, and the [[San Emigdio Mountains]] to the southeast.  The climate of the area is hot and semi-arid, with summertime temperatures routinely exceeding {{Convert|100|F|}}.  Freezes occur in the winter, with the mean period without freezes being about 275 days.  About six inches of rain falls annually in Maricopa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/262az.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311011517/http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/262az.htm |archive-date=March 11, 2005 |title=Ecoregion description |publisher=U.S. Forest Service |access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>