Cactus Plain

{{Short description|Landform in La Paz County, Arizona}}

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Cactus Plain is a plain east of the Colorado River and Parker Valley, in La Paz County, western Arizona, United States.

Geography

Cactus Plain is a landform within the Lower Colorado River Valley. It is adjacent to Bouse Wash, which is on the south. The wash drains northwest-west into the Colorado River.

=Protected areas=

Recreation activities in both protected areas includes backpacking, day hiking, sightseeing, horseback riding, photography, and botanical and wildlife study.{{Cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/cactusplain.html# |title=BLM Arizona: study area |access-date=2008-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307134147/http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/cactusplain.html# |archive-date=2008-03-07 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/ecactus.html# |title=East Cactus Plain – Lake Havasu Field Office – BLM Arizona: wilderness area |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702193222/http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wildareas/ecactus.html# |archive-date=2012-07-02 |url-status=dead }}

==Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area==

The {{convert|59100|acre|ha}} Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area protects the western two-thirds of the Cactus Plain, managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). It is {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of Parker, and {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of Bouse.

The wilderness study area is an immense open area of stabilized and semi-stabilized sand dunes, unique in western Arizona. Recreation activities include backpacking, day hiking, sightseeing, horseback riding, and botanical and wildlife study.

==East Cactus Plain Wilderness==

The {{convert|14630|acre|ha}} East Cactus Plain Wilderness area protects the eastern third of the Cactus Plain, managed by the BLM. It is {{convert|10|mi|km}} {{convert|3|mi|km}} north of Bouse.

It is predominantly a complex crescent dune, with dense dune–scrub vegetation, known only from this area in Arizona. The plant community is unique in its denseness and flora species diversity.

See also

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