Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 53
locator_y = 89
location = Arizona and Utah, USA
nearest_city = St. George, Utah
lat_degrees = 36
lat_minutes = 59
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 113
long_minutes = 47
long_seconds =
long_direction = W
area = 17,600 acres (71 km²)
established = August 28, 1984
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governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management

The Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The jagged mountains and gently sloping alluvial plain of the Beaver Dam Mountains straddle the border between the two states. The Wilderness contains some of the lowest elevation land in Utah, and includes a 13 mile (21 km) section of the Virgin River Gorge. The area comprises some 17,600 acres (71 km²), 15,000 acres (61 km²) of which in Arizona and approximately 2,600 acres (11 km²) in Utah. The area was designated Wilderness by the U.S. Congress in 1984 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

The Mojave Desert landscape of the Beaver Dam Mountains features multitudes of Joshua Tree yucca plants (see: Yucca). Notable wildlife include desert bighorn sheep, the threatened desert tortoise, and large numbers of raptors. South of Beaver Dam lies the Paiute Wilderness, on the other side of the Interstate 15 corridor and inside Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.

ee also

*Arizona Strip
*List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*National Wilderness Preservation System
*Beaver Dam Wash

References

* Lynna P. Howard, "Utah's Wilderness Areas: The Complete Guide" (Westcliffe Publishers, 2005) ISBN 1-56579-388-9
* Bill Cunningham & Polly Burke, "Wild Utah: A Guide to 45 Roadless Recreation Areas" (Falcon Publishing, 1998) ISBN 1-56044-616-1

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Beaver%20Dam%20Mountains Wilderness.net: Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness]
* [http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/beaverdam.html BLM Arizona: Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness]
* [http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/beaver_dam_mountains/wilderness.html The American Southwest: Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness]
* [http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=4495&agencyCode=126 Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness recreation area details]
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