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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

United States of America (Europe and North America)

Date of Submission: 05/09/1990
Criteria: (vii)
Category: Natural
Submission prepared by:
National Park Service, U.S.Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. 20240
Coordinates:
Arizona . Lat.32°0' N. ; Long.112°50' W.
Ref.: 792

Description

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. This park contains block-faulted mountains separated by

wide alluvial valleys, along with playas, lava fields, and sands. It includes representative examples of the Sonoran Desert found in this region and nowhere else in the United States. This area has been designated a Biosphere Reserve.