Hummingbird Springs Wilderness
Encyclopedia
The Hummingbird Springs Wilderness is a 31200 acres (12,626 ha) wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). The wilderness is located in the northwest of Maricopa County
in northern regions of the central Sonoran Desert
of Arizona.
The wilderness is located at the northwest end of the Belmont Mountains
; the southwest border of the wilderness is the northeast border of the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness, of the Big Horn Mountains (Arizona); this two-mountain region lies at the north and northwest of the small Tonopah Desert
, a desert plains region. The northwest of both mountain ranges drain northwest into Tiger Wash, in the upper-central region of a southeast flowing Centennial Wash, a tributary to the Gila River
in central, lower elevation desert Arizona.
Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)
is the highest elevation of the Hummingbird Springs Wilderness and the Belmont Mountains at 3418 feet (1,042 m).
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
(BLM). The wilderness is located in the northwest of Maricopa County
Maricopa County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
in northern regions of the central Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert
The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert which straddles part of the United States-Mexico border and covers large parts of the U.S. states of Arizona and California and the northwest Mexican states of Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is one of the largest and hottest...
of Arizona.
The wilderness is located at the northwest end of the Belmont Mountains
Belmont Mountains
The Belmont Mountains are a 25 mi long, arid, low elevation mountain range about 50 mi west of Phoenix, Arizona in the northern Sonoran Desert, north of the Gila River...
; the southwest border of the wilderness is the northeast border of the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness, of the Big Horn Mountains (Arizona); this two-mountain region lies at the north and northwest of the small Tonopah Desert
Tonopah Desert
The Tonopah Desert is a small desert plains region west of Phoenix, Arizona. It is adjacent north of Interstate 10 and lies at the southwest intersection of the Hassayampa River with the Gila River...
, a desert plains region. The northwest of both mountain ranges drain northwest into Tiger Wash, in the upper-central region of a southeast flowing Centennial Wash, a tributary to the Gila River
Gila River
The Gila River is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona.-Description:...
in central, lower elevation desert Arizona.
Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)
Sugarloaf Mountain (Arizona)
Sugarloaf Mountain, of Arizona is the tallest peak in the arid, low elevation Belmont Mountains of northwest Maricopa County, and about west of Phoenix. It is also the highest peak of the Hummingbird Springs Wilderness at the northwest end of the Belmont mountain range...
is the highest elevation of the Hummingbird Springs Wilderness and the Belmont Mountains at 3418 feet (1,042 m).