Biological Survey of Ironwood Forest National Monument

Samaniego Hills gallery

Photographer: Mark Dimmitt

The Samaniego Hills are just a few small round bumps on the landscape. On their lower eastern bajada at the edge of the Avra Valley the deep soil supports some very large ironwood trees. Saguaros are rare here but they too tend to be huge.

 

 

Retrieved from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum web site on 03-18-2024
http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/ifnm_samaniego.php