Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a U.S. national monument in southern Arizona renowned for its pristine Sonoran Desert ecosystem and the largest concentration of organ pipe cacti in the country.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf biosphere reserve
national monument
protected area
adjacentTo Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
borderWith Mexico
containsFeature Ajo Mountains
Diablo Mountains
Quitobaquito Springs
containsVegetationType Sonoran Desert scrub
cactus forest
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
designation U.S. National Monument
establishedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: "Franklin D. Roosevelt"

Presidential Proclamation
establishedInYear 1937
establishedOnDate 1937-04-13
governingBody National Park Service
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasConservationPurpose preservation of Sonoran Desert ecosystem
protection of organ pipe cactus populations
hasEcosystemType Sonoran Desert
surface form: "Sonoran Desert ecosystem"
hasLegalStatus federally protected area
hasPrimaryBiome desert
hasPrimaryPlantCommunity organ pipe cactus stands
hasRecreationActivity hiking
scenic driving
wildlife viewing
hasScenicDrive Ajo Mountain Drive NERFINISHED
Puerto Blanco Drive NERFINISHED
hasVisitorCenter Kris Eggle Visitor Center
IUCNCategory II
knownFor largest concentration of organ pipe cactus in the United States
pristine Sonoran Desert landscape
locatedIn Arizona
Pima County, Arizona
locatedInDesert Sonoran Desert
locatedInRegion Southern Arizona
surface form: "southern Arizona"
locatedOnBorder U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: "United States–Mexico border"
managingAgency National Park Service
surface form: "U.S. National Park Service"
nearestCity Ajo, Arizona
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: "National Park System"
protectsSpecies Sonoran pronghorn
desert bighorn sheep
organ pipe cactus
saguaro cactus
UNESCOProgramme UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme
surface form: "Man and the Biosphere Programme"
UNESCOStatus Biosphere Reserve

Referenced by (2)

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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge adjacentTo Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Sonoran Desert containsProtectedArea Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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