East Cactus Plain Wilderness
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The East Cactus Plain Wilderness is a 14630 acres (59.2 km²) wilderness area on the Cactus Plain
10 miles (16.1 km) north of Bouse
, Arizona. It is one of twenty-five wilderness areas located in the Lower Colorado River Valley
region, south of Lake Mead
-Hoover Dam
. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management
.
Cactus Plain
The Cactus Plain is a plain east of Parker, Arizona and the Parker Valley within the Lower Colorado River Valley.The Cactus Plain is adjacent to the Bouse Wash on the south, which drains northwest-west into the Colorado River...
10 miles (16.1 km) north of Bouse
Bouse, Arizona
Bouse is a census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1908 as a mining camp, the economy of Bouse is now based on tourism, agriculture and retirees...
, Arizona. It is one of twenty-five wilderness areas located in the Lower Colorado River Valley
Lower Colorado River Valley
The Lower Colorado River Valley is the river region of the lower Colorado River of the southwestern United States in North America that rises in the Rocky Mountains and has its outlet at the Colorado River Delta in the northern Sea of Cortez in northwestern Mexico, between the states of Baja...
region, south of Lake Mead
Lake Mead
Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States. It is located on the Colorado River about southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, in the states of Nevada and Arizona. Formed by water impounded by the Hoover Dam, it extends behind the dam, holding approximately of water.-History:The lake was...
-Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President...
. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
.
See also
External links
- East Cactus Plain Wilderness - Wilderness.net
- Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area - BLMBureau of Land ManagementThe Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...