Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge is a vast, remote protected area in southwestern Arizona known for its rugged Sonoran Desert landscapes and habitat for endangered desert wildlife such as the Sonoran pronghorn.

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Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Wildlife Refuge
protected area
accessRequirement permit required for public entry
accessRestriction large areas closed due to military use
adjacentTo Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
surface form: Luke Air Force Range

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
area approximately 3,480 square kilometers
approximately 860,000 acres
borderingCountry Mexico
climate hot desert climate
contains Cabeza Prieta Mountains
Growler Mountains
Lechuguilla Desert
Sierra Pinta
Tinajas Altas Mountains foothills
country United States of America
ecosystem Sonoran Desert
surface form: Sonoran Desert ecosystem
endangeredSpeciesProtected Sonoran pronghorn
established 1939
establishedBy Executive Order
feature bajada plains
dry washes
lava flows
rugged desert mountains
sand dunes
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
habitatFor Gila monster
Sonoran pronghorn
desert bighorn sheep
desert tortoise
lesser long-nosed bat
various migratory birds
IUCNCategory IV
locatedIn Arizona
Pima County, Arizona
Yuma County, Arizona
southwestern Arizona
locatedInDesert Sonoran Desert
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
surface form: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
nearestCity Ajo, Arizona
notableFor minimal visitor facilities
remoteness
rugged Sonoran Desert landscapes
overlapsWith Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
surface form: Barry M. Goldwater Range
partOf National Wildlife Refuge System
primaryActivities backcountry hiking
primitive camping
wildlife viewing
purpose protection of Sonoran pronghorn habitat
protection of desert wildlife

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Sonoran Desert containsProtectedArea Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument adjacentTo Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Southern Arizona hasProtectedArea Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Ajo, Arizona near Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Growler Mountains locatedNear Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge