NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Sonoran Desert National Park, Arizona:
A Proposal
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PHOTOS
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1. Scenic drive in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Saguaro and
organ pipe cactus in foreground, with Ajo Mountains in the distance.
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2. Cabeza Prieta Peak from the north near west end of Cabeza Prieta Game
Range.
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3. Ajo Range from the north. Montezuma Head left of center. Extreme
eastern boundary of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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4. Tule Mountains near westernmost portion of Cabeza Prieta Game Range.
Note dip of fault blocks. Compare these granitic mountains with volcanic
mountains shown above.
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5. Southwest across Agua Dulce Mountains to distant Pinacate Peak in
Mexico.
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6. Volcanic block in Growler Valley. Only the tip remains unburied by
the extensive bajada.
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7. Prehistoric petroglyphs on basalt boulders near Charley Bell Well.
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8. Historic Heart Tank in the Sierra Pinta. Members of study team
standing on concrete rim constructed by Bureau of Sport Fisheries and
Wildlife to enlarge storage capacity of the natural catch basin.
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9. The historically important Camino del Diablo in the Sierra Tuseral.
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10. One of many graves to be seen along the historic trails through the
study area.
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11. Looking southwest across the Cabeza Prieta Mountains. Lava-capped
Cabeza Prieta Peak to left of center. Cabeza Prieta Tanks just below
center. Gila Mountains in the distance.
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12. West across Gila Mountains. Tinajas Altas Mountains on left. Sand
dunes near Gulf of Lower California in the distance.
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13. West over Sykes Crater in Pinacate volcanic field in Mexico.
MacDougal Crater in right middle distance. Sand dune area near Gulf of
Lower California in far distance.
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14. Southeast over Sykes Crater. Pinacate Peak just out of picture in
right distance.
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15. Silica mine, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, showing mining
damage to vegetation and scenic values.
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16. Condition of mining claims after the miners leave. Senita Pass area,
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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sonoran_desert/photos.htm
Last Updated: 22-Dec-2011
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