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Parco nazionale dei Saguaro (Saguaro National Park)

Il parco nazionale dei Saguaro è una area naturale protetta degli Stati Uniti, si trova nell'Arizona meridionale ed è diviso in due sezioni, una a circa 32 km ad est e l'altra a circa 24 km ad ovest di Tucson. Entrambe le sezioni sono facilmente raggiungibili in auto e dotate di un centro accoglienza visitatori.
La superficie totale nel 2008 era di circa 370 km² (91.439,71 acri) di cui 234 km² (57.930 acri) di ambiente naturale non modificato in modo significativo dall'uomo. Entrambe le sezioni del parco sono facilmente raggiungibili in automobile, mentre non ci sono mezzi pubblici che le raggiungano.
Il parco fa parte del Deserto di Sonora e prende il nome dal saguaro, un cactus gigante nativo di questa regione. Sono presenti altre specie di cactus appartenenti ai generi Echinocactus, Ferocactus, Opuntia e Cylindropuntia. Il parco ospita il Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, una specie di pipistrello in pericolo di estinzione, e l'allocco macchiato (Strix occidentalis).
L'area è stata originariamente designata come monumento nazionale il 1º marzo 1933 e venne quindi trasformata in parco nazionale il 14 ottobre 1994 dal presidente Bill Clinton.
Complessivamente in entrambe le sezioni ci sono oltre 240 km di sentieri che vanno da semplici percorsi interpretativi a escursioni della durata di un giorno che si addentrano nelle aree più remote del parco.

  1. 1 Storia
  2. 2 Territorio
    1. 2.1 Sezione Ovest: Distretto di Tucson Mountains
    2. 2.2 Sezione Est: Distretto di Rincon Mountains
  3. 3 Clima
  4. 4 Geologia
  5. 5 Fauna
    1. 5.1 Anfibi
    2. 5.2 Rettili
    3. 5.3 Uccelli
    4. 5.4 Mammiferi
  6. 6 Flora
  7. 7 Curiosità
  8. 8 Note
  9. 9 Bibliografia
  10. 10 Altri progetti
  11. 11 Collegamenti esterni

Comments

  • Hands down one of the best National Parks we've been to. Try to make time to visit both the East and West parks. We went in August 2021so summer heat plus covid made the park near empty. We didn't do any hikes longer than 2 miles, again summer heat but even the short ones are awesome :) Also a nice thing in the parks right now is that they are generally enforcing the indoor masking policy and capacity limits.

    4 days ago
  • T

    Saguaro Park Consists of both East and West. There are so many amazing trails to hike and wildlife to view. If you don’t have time for a hike, be sure and drive through the West side where the highest concentrations of Saguaros reside. The amount of cacti, flowers, and wildlife is truly amazing. A trip to the museum to view the amazing wildlife is also worth a stop.

    a week ago
  • A small National Park for Saguaro cacti. Very huge cactus' are found here. This place is also known for large number of flora and fauna.

    2 weeks ago
  • My favorite National Park, LOVE me some Saguaros! Hot, hot, hot out there. Bring loads of water! We visited the West side of the park. The drive through Grants pass is breath taking! Please go slow around blind corners, you will come across some brave bicycle riders out there and there is zero room for them.

    a month ago
  • AJ

    This was perhaps the most lovely national park I've ever seen, and certainly the best in Arizona. For the penultimate desert feel and experience, this is it. It is dense and easily accessible, not crowded, and offers a true John Wayne feel.

    2 months ago
  • Great views of the Saguaro cactus, paddle cactus and the barrel cactus. Nice 8 mile driving loop with stops to take pictures. Also has parking spots that have trail heads to enjoy a walk. Went in the morning and it was nice but could tell it was going to get hot in the afternoon

    3 months ago
  • So many trails to explore and trails for all ability levels. It is a great place to get out and left nature soothe you

    a month ago
  • Jim

    We thoroughly enjoyed driving the loop trail based out of the Rincon Visitor Center in Saguaro National Park. It took us about an hour to drive around it, and we stopped about every five minutes to take another fantastic shot of the amazing landscape. It was really enjoyable to see the iconic cacti all around you and get familiar with life in the desert under such extreme conditions.

    a month ago

Parco nazionale dei Saguaro

➴ Coordinates: 32° 17‘ N, 111° 10‘ W
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