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Signal Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness to the southeast, divided by a rugged jeep road, the area contains typical Sonoran flora:
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Signal Mountain Wilderness
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Index

IUCN category
wilderness area
Map showing the location of Signal Mountain Wilderness
Maricopa County, Arizona
Arlington, Arizona
33°11′32″N 112°58′36″W / 33.19222°N 112.97667°W / 33.19222; -112.97667
Bureau of Land Management
wilderness area
Gila Bend Mountains
U.S.
Arizona
Arizona Desert Wilderness Act
Bureau of Land Management
arroyos
Sonoran Desert
Woolsey Peak
palo verde
creosote bush
saguaro cactus
bursage
mule deer
desert bighorn sheep
javelina
bobcats
mountain lions
List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Signal Mountain Wilderness
Signal Mountain – GNIS
Signal Mountain Wilderness

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