Photos: Organ Pipe National Monument
Established in 1937 by Pres. Franklin Roosevelt, Organ Pipe NM in Southwestern Arizona encompasses more than 330,000 acres, much of it wilderness area showcasing the Sonoran Desert ecosystem. Go to tucson.com/parks for more on Arizona's National Parks and Monuments.
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The namesake cactus of the Organ Pipe National Monument illuminated at night, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 5, 2016.
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A solitary vehicle travels on Arizona 85, south of Why and north of Lukeville, through the landscape of Organ Pipe National Monument. The entrance fee is $12 per vehicle.
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The morning sun illuminates an organ pipe cactus at Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 6, 2016.
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The monument has 28 cactus species along with desert trees, numerous wildflowers and some water at Quitobaquito Springs.
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A Organ Pipe cactus is silhouetted by the setting sun at Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 5, 2016.
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Visitors take in the exhibits in the Kris Eggle Visitor Center at Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 6, 2016.
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The namesake cactus of Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. illuminated at night against a backdrop of stars on April 5, 2016.
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The sun rises over the Ajo Mountains in Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 6, 2016.
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The Ajo Mountain range on the eastern edge of Organ Pipe National Monument, just north of Lukeville, Ariz. on April 6, 2016.
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A rainbow shines on Organ Pipe National Mounument following a day of rain in 2001.
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Arch Canyon Landscape
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Spring color at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
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Arch Canyon
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Alamo Canyon Landscape
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Bates Mountains
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Bates Well Windmill & Ranch Bunkhouse
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Petroglyphs at Organ Pipe NM
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Desert camping, Dripping Springs, 1958
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Gachado Well, Adobe House, Camino de Dos Republicas, Lukeville, ca. 1930s
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Bates Well, Cowhand House, Growler Wash, ca. 1930s.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is known for its many prickly plants.
Order seeks to widen access to hunting, recreational shooting on national monuments.
Arizona is blessed with many areas of natural beauty protected by the National Park Service, which celebrated its 105th anniversary in 2021.
If adopted, the fees would help cover the cost of facility improvements.
Saguaros are just one of many species of cactus at Saguaro Park.
Meanwhile, a photo-mapping system tracks whether visitors are taking fossilized wood from Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook.