Lechuguilla Desert

Lechuguilla Desert

The Lechuguilla Desert is a small desert located in southwestern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. It is considered to be part of the Lower Colorado Valley region of the Sonoran Desert. It lies in a north-south direction between the Gila Mountains and The Cabeza Prieta Mountains, and almost entirely in the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. The desert is named after the Lechuguilla plant, known scientifically as "Agave lecheguilla".

References

*Mapquest.com Road Atlas, 2001, pg. 9
* [http://alic.arid.arizona.edu/sonoran/documents/mcginnies/mcginniesmap.html Sonoran Desert]

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