Sonoran Desert National Monument - Maricopa, AZ

The Sonoran Desert National Monument is an area of wild desert with little development.


Van in the Desert
Odyssey in the Sonoran Desert


It contains three mountain ranges, all separated by wide valleys.


Mountains & Desert
The Desert Lies Before Some Smaller Mountains


The dirt roads are often rough and deeply rutted.


Rutted Road
Rutted Road


The terrain is filled with plant life including varieties of cacti, trees, and bushes.


Saguaro Cacti
Saguaro Cacti

Desert Ironwood
Desert Ironwood

Palo Verde
Palo Verde
(the limbs glow a pale green)


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