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Ironwood Forest National Monument

Ironwood Forest National Monument is a national monument in Arizona managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It was created on June 9, 2000 through presidential proclamation 7320 and is located in the Sonoran Desert, west of Tucson, Arizona. It covers 129,055 acres (52,227 ha), of which 59,573 acres (24,108 ha) are non-federal and include private land holdings and Arizona State School Trust lands. It is used for recreation, cattle grazing, mining, although new mining claims and motorized off-road travel are prohibited by the establishing Proclamation.

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National Monument189,931 acresBLMAZ
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Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Monument
Managed byBureau of Land Management
StateArizona
Size189,931 acres
National Conservation Lands idNLCS000055
Center point32.44° N, 111.65° W
Night skyVery dark ground, a faint glow at most (Black Marble reading 30)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Ironwood Forest National Monument40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 0.74 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.99 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.94 inches of precipitationApril: 0.11 inches of precipitationMay: 0.22 inches of precipitationJune: 0.10 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.15 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.09 inches of precipitationSeptember: 0.96 inches of precipitationOctober: 0.28 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.43 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.94 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 49.2°F averageFebruary: 53.2°F averageMarch: 59.6°F averageApril: 66.6°F averageMay: 75.1°F averageJune: 84.9°F averageJuly: 89.5°F averageAugust: 88.6°F averageSeptember: 82.7°F averageOctober: 70.7°F averageNovember: 57.7°F averageDecember: 48.6°F average0 in0.5 in1 in1.5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Arizona City, 20 miles from the center point at 1,525 feet, station USC00020404 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 8 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

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Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Monument · 25 mi
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
National Park · 29 mi
Saguaro National Park
National Register listings within 15 miles · 55 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Ironwood Forest National Monument?

189,931 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Ironwood Forest National Monument?

The Bureau of Land Management.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

What state is Ironwood Forest National Monument in?

Arizona.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Ironwood Forest National Monument?

A point inside the boundary is at 32.443° N, 111.652° W. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is 25 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Bureau of Land Management

Which national parks are near Ironwood Forest National Monument?

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (25 mi) and Saguaro National Park (29 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Ironwood Forest National Monument?

The National Register has 55 listings within 15 miles, including Robles Ranch House and Viewpoint.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the BLM National Conservation Lands layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Ironwood Forest National Monument on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.