Mecca Hills Wilderness
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Mecca Hills Wilderness is a rugged, geologically dramatic desert wilderness area in Southern California known for its colorful badlands, slot canyons, and unique rock formations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mecca Hills Wilderness canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert region
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| access | near the community of Mecca, California ⓘ |
| area | about 26,356 acres ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | wilderness ⓘ |
| ecosystem | Colorado Desert ecosystem ⓘ |
| established | 1994 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | California Desert Protection Act of 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fauna |
black-tailed jackrabbit
ⓘ
coyote ⓘ desert bighorn sheep ⓘ various desert reptiles ⓘ |
| flora |
cholla cactus
ⓘ
creosote bush ⓘ ocotillo ⓘ smoke tree ⓘ |
| geology |
highly folded and faulted sedimentary rocks
ⓘ
influence of the San Andreas Fault system ⓘ |
| habitat |
canyons
ⓘ
desert wash habitats ⓘ rocky slopes ⓘ |
| humanUseRestrictions |
mechanized equipment restricted
ⓘ
motorized vehicles prohibited ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | Ib ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful badlands
ⓘ
geologic complexity ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ unique rock formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riverside County ⓘ
surface form:
Riverside County, California
Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Coachella Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salton Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | U.S. Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestLargeCity | Palm Springs, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Wilderness Preservation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | federal wilderness protection ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
geology study ⓘ hiking ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terrain |
eroded hills
ⓘ
rugged badlands ⓘ slot canyons ⓘ steep-walled canyons ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.