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.
Statements (51)
| 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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