Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Facts, History and Location

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Facts

• 860,000 acres total
• The third largest Refuge in the lower 48
• 803,418 acres in designated Wilderness
• 60 miles long by 36 miles wide
• Highest elevation about 3300 ft.
• Lowest elevation about 740 ft.
• Number of confirmed plant species: 391
• Number of animal species: over 300
• Most of the vegetation type is classified as Colorado Subdivision ("Colorado Desert") of the Sonoran Desert
• Designated as a Refuge in 1939
• Mountain Ranges: Growler, Granite, Bryan, Mohawk, Agua Dulce, Sierra Pinta, Tule, Cabeza Prieta, Childs, Antelope Hills
• Estimated annual rainfall ranges from 8 inches in the east to 2 or 3 inches in the west

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge History

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Location

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