Introduction
The United States Congress designated the Signal Mountain Wilderness (
map) in 1990 and it now has a total of
13,350 acres.
All of this wilderness is located in
Arizona and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Description
A thin four-wheel-drive road is all that separates Signal Mountain Wilderness from Woolsey Peak Wilderness to the south. Signal Mountain itself, rising just north of the center of the area, reaches a summit at 2,182 feet (1,200 feet above the surrounding desert floor). Here you'll find sharp volcanic peaks, steep-walled canyons, ragged ridgelines, arroyos (slim, usually dry riverways), and plains spreading out from the washes. Paloverde, saguaro, and creosote bushes are scattered throughout the bajadas and upland regions. Washes are lined with mesquite, ironwood, acacia, and more paloverde. Wildlife watchers may see desert bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, and several species of raptors. A large number of quail live here, and quail and mule deer hunters are frequent visitors. Rock climbers are beginning to flock to the valleys and canyons around Signal Mountain, where bold cracked faces offer a multitude of routes of varying difficulty.
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