Английская Википедия:Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox protected area The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is in the eastern Mojave Desert and within Mojave Trails National Monument, located in San Bernardino County, California.[1]
Geography
The wilderness lies in the northern end of the Sacramento Mountains, east of the Piute Mountains and Шаблон:Convert west of Needles, California, along Interstate 40 as its northern border. The wilderness covers approximately Шаблон:Convert. Elevations range from Шаблон:Convert at the top of the Sacramento range's Bannock Peak.[2]
Flora and fauna
In the wilderness area the vegetation types are predominantly of the creosote bush scrub plant community. The densest concentration of Bigelow cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) in all California's deserts is found within the wilderness area and the surrounding terrain.
Wildlife is typical for the Mojave Desert; including coyote, black-tailed jackrabbit, ground squirrel, kangaroo rat, quail, roadrunner, rattlesnakes, and several species of lizards. The area provides habitat for migrating desert bighorn sheep. The western half of the wilderness area provides critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise.
References
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- Part of this article incorporates text from the Bureau of Land Management, which is in the Public domain.
- Шаблон:Cite book
External links
Шаблон:- Шаблон:Protected Areas of California
Шаблон:SanBernardinoCountyCA-geo-stub
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- ↑ U.S. Dept. of Interior.gov: Map of Mojave Trails National Monument, with Wilderness Areas.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- Wilderness areas of California
- Wilderness areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley
- Mojave Trails National Monument
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- Flora of the California desert regions
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