Little Picacho Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Little Picacho Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 38
locator_y = 115
location = California, USA
nearest_city = Yuma, Arizona
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 0
lat_seconds = 17
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 114
long_minutes = 33
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
area = 38,170 acres (152 km²)
established = 1994
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land ManagementThe Little Picacho Wilderness is a 38,170-acre (152.7 km²) wilderness area under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is found in the southern part of the Chocolate Mountains, in the southeastern part of California. It is also called the "Little Picacho Peak Wilderness".

At elevations ranging from 200 to 1,500 feet (60 to 500 m), the wilderness is home to the Picacho wild horse, which roams the northwestern 5,000 acre (20 km²) part of the wilderness, wild burros, as well as desert tortoises and spotted bats. A herd of desert bighorn sheep are also in the area.

External links

* [http://www.wilderness.net/?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Little+Picacho+Wilderness Wilderness.net article on Little Picacho Wilderness]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=11&n=3653511&e=728698&s=50&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest topographic map]