Milpitas Wash Wilderness
Milpitas Wash Wilderness is a protected wilderness area to the south of the Palo Verde Mountains and to the west of Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and the Colorado River in Imperial County, California. Established in 2019 by the U.S. Congress, the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Wildlife includes the desert tortoise, mountain lion, long-eared owl, leaf nosed bat, Merriam's and desert kangaroo rat, long-tailed and little pocket mice, Bullock's and hooded orioles, towhees, white-crowned sparrow, Brewer's sparrow, warbler, black-headed grosbeak, diamondback rattlesnake, and the endangered Gila woodpecker. Home to the largest Sonoran desert woodland in North America, trees in Milpitas Wash include mesquite, acacia, palo verde, and ironwood.[1]
| Milpitas Wash Wilderness | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
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| Location | Imperial County, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Blythe, CA |
| Coordinates | 33.1043005°N 114.9604996°W |
| Area | 17,250 acres (70 km2) |
| Established | 2019 |
| Governing body | U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management |
See also
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
References
- Milpitas Wash Wilderness - Wilderness Connect
External Links
- Milpitas Wash Wilderness - California Wilderness Coalition
- Fact Sheet - California Wilderness Coalition