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Sonoran Desert

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Scenic header: The Teton Range in the fall. · NPS Photo/Tobiason · Photo credits

The saguaro and many other types of cacti can be seen throughout the region, but especially at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on the Mexican border south-southwest of Phoenix and at the two units of the Saguaro National Park near Tucson.

According to some descriptions Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California is located in the extreme western part of the Sonoran Desert.

State and Region Names

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Places & useful connections

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Confirm current access, opening arrangements, reservations and the suitability of your planned roads and walks. Photographs may show earlier conditions.