Sonoran Desert National Monument
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Sonoran Desert National Monument is a federally protected area in Arizona that preserves a vast expanse of the Sonoran Desert’s unique desert ecosystems, wildlife, and cultural resources.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federally protected area
ⓘ
national monument ⓘ protected area ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
ⓘ
surface form:
Bureau of Land Management
|
| contains |
Boquillas Mountains
ⓘ
Maricopa Mountains ⓘ Sand Tank Mountains ⓘ Table Top Mountains ⓘ Vekol Valley ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ cultural resources ⓘ historic trails ⓘ petroglyph sites ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designation | national monument ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Presidential Proclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
Proclamation by President Bill Clinton
|
| establishedInYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 2001-01-17 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United States Department of the Interior
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Interior
|
| hasEcosystemType |
Sonoran Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Sonoran Desert ecosystem
desert scrub ⓘ saguaro cactus forest ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
Gila monster
ⓘ
coyote ⓘ desert bighorn sheep ⓘ desert tortoise ⓘ javelina ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ various raptor species ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
creosote bush
ⓘ
ocotillo ⓘ palo verde ⓘ Carnegiea ⓘ
surface form:
saguaro cactus
|
| hasRecreationActivity |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ off-highway vehicle use ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | V ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Maricopa County, Arizona ⓘ Pinal County, Arizona ⓘ |
| locatedInDesert | Sonoran Desert ⓘ |
| managingAgency | U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Gila Bend, Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenix ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenix, Arizona
|
| partOf |
National Conservation Lands
ⓘ
surface form:
National Landscape Conservation System
|
| purpose |
preservation of Sonoran Desert ecosystems
ⓘ
protection of cultural and archaeological resources ⓘ protection of wildlife habitat ⓘ |
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