Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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National monument, southwestern Arizona, U.S., at the Mexican border.
It was established in 1937. With an area of 330,689 acres (133,929 hectares), it preserves segments of the mountainous
Sonoran Desert and is named for the organ-pipe cactus. Wildlife includes
Gila monsters, antelope, coyotes, and a variety of birds.
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desert area in southwestern
Arizona, U.S., at the Mexican border 12 miles (19 km) south of
Ajo. Established in 1937 with an area of 517 square miles (1,339 square km), it preserves segments of the mountainous
Sonoran Desert.
The monument is named for the
organ-pipe cactus, which is found in the United States only in this locality and is so called because its branches resemble organ pipes. Desert ironwood, ocotillo, saguaro, creosote bush, and numerous other desert plants are also found there. Typical species of wildlife are bighorn sheep, javelinas, coyotes, a variety of birds, and the venomous Gila (
Gila monster) monster. Portions of El Camino del Diablo (“Devil's Highway”), the historic Spanish route along which hundreds of miners and pioneers lost their lives, may still be seen.
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Universalium.
2010.
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