Upper Burro Creek Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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locator_y = 108
location = Arizona, USA
nearest_city = Bagdad, AZ
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lat_direction = N
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area = convert|27440|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established = 1990
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governing_body = Bureau of Land Management

Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is a convert|27440|acre|km2|0|sing=on wilderness area located in Yavapai and Mohave Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately convert|10|mi|km|0|sing=off northwest of the town of Bagdad. [http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/upburro.html Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area] - Bureau of Land Management]

Topography

Upper Burro Creek is one of the few perennial streams to flow undammed into Arizona's lower desert. convert|13|mi|km|0|sing=off miles of the upper portion of Burro Creek flow through the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness, which is divided into eastern and western sections by a dirt road. These thirteen miles (19 km) of Burro Creek have cut a deep channel through incised bedrock, falling about convert|1500|ft|m|0|sing=off in one half-mile stretch. Away from the creek the Wilderness preserves rough side canyons, and steep basalt mesas topped with desert grassland. Negro Ed Butte is a dominant feature in the area. [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Upper%20Burro%20Creek%20Wilderness Upper Burro Creek Wilderness] - Wilderness.net]

Wildlife

Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is home to at least 150 species of birds, including a great variety of raptors. Among the mammals who inhabit the area are beaver, raccoon, desert cottontail, ring-tailed cat, badger, several species of skunk (spotted, striped, and hognosed), gray fox, javelina, bobcat, mountain lion, mule deer, and pronghorn antelope.

Recreation

Common recreational activities in Upper Burro Creek Wilderness include hiking, backpacking, camping, hunting, rock collecting, horseback riding, swimming, birdwatching, and photography.

References

ee also

*List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act

External links

* [http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/upburro.html Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area] - Bureau of Land Management
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&wname=Upper%20Burro%20Creek%20Wilderness Upper Burro Creek Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
* [http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/az/pdfs/nepa/library/wilderness_plans.Par.83420.File.dat/UBC_wmp.pdf Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Area management plan] - Bureau of Land Management