This Ironwood Forest National Monument is made up of 129,000 acres and contains a significant system of cultural and historical sites covering a 5,000-year period. Possessing one of the richest stands of ironwood in the Sonoran Desert, the monument also encompasses several desert mountain ranges including the Silver Bell, Waterman, and Sawtooth ...

Ironwood Forest National Monument is located in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Created by Bill Clinton by Presidential Proclamation 7320 on June 9, 2000, the monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the United States Department of the Interior.

Friends of Ironwood Forest works for the permanent protection of the biological, geological, archaeological, and historical resources for which the Ironwood Forest National Monument was established through education, community outreach and advocacy.

The Ironwood Forest National Monument, which takes its name from on of the longest living trees in the Arizona desert, is 189,600 acres, of which 128,400 acres are administered by the Bureau of Land Management with the balance of land privately owned or State Trust land.

One of Arizona’s best kept secrets, the Ironwood Forest National Monument serves as a biological anchor point for conserving some of our rarest flora and fauna, extraordinary landscapes, recreational opportunities, and irreplaceable archaeological treasures.

The Ironwood Forest National Monument (IFNM) comprises 129,000 acres of prime Sonoran Desert northwest of the Tucson basin. There are eight mountain ranges and two large valleys with elevations ranging from 1550 to 4195 ft.

Ironwood Forest National Monument, a mountainous section of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona, 30 miles from Tucson. Includes Waterman Peak and Ragged Top Peak.

2023年8月11日 · Possessing one of the richest stands of ironwood in the Sonoran Desert, the monument also encompasses several desert mountain ranges including the Silver Bell, Waterman, and Sawtooth, with desert valleys in between. The Ironwood Forest National Monument is made up of 129,000 acres.

Taking its name from one of the longest living trees in the Arizona desert, the Ironwood Forest National Monument is a true Sonoran Desert showcase. Keeping company with the ironwood trees are mesquite, paloverde, creosote, and saguaro.

2023年5月31日 · The Ironwood Forest National Monument (Monument), named for the extremely long-lived and unique ironwood tree, is a crown jewel in the National Conservation Lands System.