- Mount Trumbull Wilderness
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Mount Trumbull Wilderness IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
A view of Mt. Trumbull from a nearby cinder coneLocation Mohave County, Arizona, USA Nearest city Fredonia, Arizona Coordinates 36°24′29″N 113°07′41″W / 36.408°N -113.128°ECoordinates: 36°24′29″N 113°07′41″W / 36.408°N -113.128°E Area 7,880 acre (31 km²) Established 1984 Governing body Bureau of Land Management The Mount Trumbull Wilderness is a 7,880 acre (31 km²) wilderness area located on the Uinkaret Plateau in the Arizona Strip. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
View from the top of Mt. Trumbull
The Mount Trumbull Wilderness is north of Grand Canyon National Park and in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. It is approximately 60 miles southwest of Fredonia, Arizona and about 60 miles south of St. George, Utah. It is about 7 miles north of the Mount Logan Wilderness.
The namesake of the wilderness, Mt. Trumbull, is 8,028 feet (2,446m) at its highest point. A 2.5 mile trail to the top can be accessed from Mohave County Road 5. The mountain was named by John Wesley Powell after the Illinois Senator Lyman Trumbull.[1]
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Flora
Dead tree at the top of Mt. TrumbullAt lower elevations the vegetation of the wilderness consists of Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), Utah Pine, Pinyon pine, Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera), and Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). Moving up, the vegetation slowly changes into towering Ponderosa pines. There are also various types of grasses which grow intermittently throughout the wilderness.
Fauna
The wilderness is home to a variety of animals. Mule deer are a common sight in the mornings and late afternoons. There are a large number of squirrels including the Kaibab Squirrel. Other more rare animals include Pronghorn deer and Mountain lions. There are also a variety of lizards in the area including Horned lizards. Birds present include Common Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra), Steller's Jays, Common Ravens and many others.
Archaeology
The wilderness contains both prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. The Anasazi are known to have inhabited the area, and an archaeological field school is conducted in and around the area each summer 1. In historic times the Mormons used the area to harvest lumber to build many of the structures in St George, Utah.
Roads to the Mount Trumbull area, such as Mt. Trumbull Road linking Mt. Trumbull with St. George, Utah through the Main Street Valley, are unpaved and often snow-covered in winter.See also
References
- ^ Powell, John Wesley. The Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons. 1961, Dover Publications, New York.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Category Ib
- Native American archeology
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
- Wilderness Areas of Arizona
- Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona
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