Sonoran Desert National Monument

Protected area in Arizona

Sonoran Desert National Monument

Location| Maricopa County & Pinal County, Arizona, United States
Nearest city| Phoenix, AZ
Coordinates| 33°0′6″N 112°27′18″W﻿ / ﻿33.00167°N 112.45500°W﻿ / 33.00167; -112.45500
Area| 496,400 acres (200,886 ha)[1]
Established| January 17, 2001
Governing body| U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Website| Sonoran Desert National Monument

U.S. National Monument

Sonoran Desert National Monument, sunset view

Sonoran Desert National Monument is south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001,[2] the 496,400 acres (200,886 ha)[1] monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. The BLM already managed the lands, however under monument status, the level of protection and preservation of resources is enhanced. Sonoran Desert National Monument protects but a small portion of the Sonoran Desert, which is 120,000 square miles (311,000 km2), and extends well into California and the country of Mexico. The North Maricopa Mountains, South Maricopa Mountains and the Table Top Wildernesses protect the richest regions of desert habitat from development.

## Proclamation

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The Sonoran Desert National Monument is unique among monuments in that its establishing Proclamation specifically mentioned the impacts of livestock grazing on Monument "objects." The Proclamation mandated the closure of all grazing allotments south of Interstate 8 at the expiration of their permits.[2] The BLM was charged with determining compatibility of livestock grazing and resource protection for the grazing allotments north of the Interstate, which it has thus far not completed.

In his Proclamation, President Clinton wrote a description of the protected area:

> "The Sonoran Desert National Monument is a magnificent example of untrammeled Sonoran desert landscape. The area encompasses a functioning desert ecosystem with an extraordinary array of biological, scientific, and historic resources. The monument’s biological resources include a spectacular diversity of plant and animal species. The monument also contains many significant archaeological and historic sites, including rock art sites, lithic quarries, and scattered artifacts. The most biologically diverse of the North American deserts ..."[2]

The Monument is home to several federally listed endangered species.

## See also

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* List of national monuments of the United States

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Monument detail table as of April 2012" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
2. ^ a b c Clinton, William (January 22, 2001). "Proclamation 7397—Establishmentof the Sonoran Desert National Monument" (PDF). Presidential Proclamation. Federal Refister. Retrieved September 17, 2009.

## External links

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* Media related to Sonoran Desert National Monument at Wikimedia Commons
* BLM−Bureau of Land Management: official Sonoran Desert National Monument website

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* Gila Box Riparian
* Las Cienegas
* San Pedro Riparian

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* Hohokam Pima
* Ironwood Forest
* Montezuma Castle
* Navajo
* Organ Pipe Cactus
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* Sonoran Desert
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* Tuzigoot
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Other|

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State|

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* Alamo Lake
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* Sonoita Creek
* Tombstone Courthouse
* Tonto Natural Bridge
* Tubac Presidio
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* Yuma Quartermaster Depot
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Wildlife areas|

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* Mittry Lake
* Powers Butte
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* Cabrillo
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* Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home
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* Muir Woods
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US Forest Service|

* Admiralty Island
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* Bears Ears
* Berryessa Snow Mountain
* Browns Canyon
* Camp Hale – Continental Divide
* Chimney Rock
* Giant Sequoia
* Gila Cliff Dwellings
* Misty Fjords
* Mount St. Helens
* Newberry
* Saint Francis Dam Disaster
* San Gabriel Mountains
* Sand to Snow
* Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
* Sáttítla Highlands

Bureau of
Land Management|

* Agua Fria
* Avi Kwa Ame
* Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon
* Basin and Range
* Bears Ears
* Berryessa Snow Mountain
* Browns Canyon
* California Coastal
* Canyons of the Ancients
* Carrizo Plain
* Cascade–Siskiyou
* Chuckwalla
* Craters of the Moon
* Fort Ord
* Gold Butte
* Grand Canyon–Parashant
* Grand Staircase–Escalante
* Ironwood Forest
* Jurassic
* Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
* Mojave Trails
* Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks
* Pompeys Pillar
* Prehistoric Trackways
* Río Grande del Norte
* San Juan Islands
* Sand to Snow
* Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
* Sonoran Desert
* Upper Missouri River Breaks
* Vermilion Cliffs

Other (FWS, DOE,
AFRH, NOAA, USAF, Army)|

* Aleutian Islands World War II
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* Castner Range
* Hanford Reach
* Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
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* Military Working Dog Teams
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