The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. The monument sits in the most biologically diverse of the North American deserts and captures a significant portion of that diversity.

The Sonoran Desert National Monument sits in the most biologically diverse North American desert. The most striking aspect of the plant community in the monument is the extensive saguaro cactus forest. The monument contains three distinct mountain ranges, the Maricopa, Sand Tank and Table Top mountains.

Sonoran Desert National Monument protects but a small portion of the Sonoran Desert, which is 120,000 square miles (311,000 km 2), and extends well into California and the country of Mexico. The North Maricopa Mountains, South Maricopa Mountains and the Table Top Wildernesses protect the richest regions of desert habitat from development.

Spanning over 486,000 acres of impressive Sonoran Desert landscape, the Monument presents a spectacular array of plant and animal species and scientific, cultural and historical resources.

2014年7月5日 · It is beautiful to hike and explore; you'll find many different ecosystems throughout this HUGE 487,000 acres of national monument (better described as a national park in case you were envisioning a concrete/or manmade literal monument).

496,600 acres of cactus plains and rugged mountain ranges southwest of Phoenix became, in 2001, the Sonoran Desert National Monument, one of four new BLM-administered zones in Arizona.

2025年1月1日 · The saguaro cactus is the iconic symbol of the Sonoran Desert and the monument is a place to see extensive forests of the classic cactus. But the monument has more to offer, including distinctive mountains rising from the desert floor.

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The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. This National Monument is the most biologically diverse of the North American deserts, and the monument captures a significant portion of that diversity.

4 天之前 · Sonoran Desert National Monument is a huge but lesser-known attraction in the 85139 ZIP code, with 26 miles of hiking trails in wilderness settings. Even the federally designated park’s visitor center, which is in the city of Maricopa, gets few inquiries about the monument from hikers exploring the area, said people who work there.