Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
- Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
Infobox_protected_area | name = Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
locator_x = 52
locator_y = 110
location = Arizona, USA
nearest_city = Congress, Arizona
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 06
lat_seconds = 37
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 112
long_minutes = 35
long_seconds = 46
long_direction = W
area = convert|11840|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established = 1990
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness is a 11,840 acre (47.9 km²) wilderness area located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It lies north east of Wickenburg. The wilderness area was created in 1990 and is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Yavapai word for the Hassayampa River is 'Hasyambo, meaning "the water disappears".
ee also
*Wilderness Act
*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
External links
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=231 Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
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