Table Top Mountain (Arizona)
Table Top Wilderness is a protected wilderness area centered around its namesake Table Top Mountain, a summit of 4,373 feet (1332 m) in the Table Top Mountains in the U.S. state of Arizona. Established in 1990 under the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Sonoran Desert National Monument south of Interstate 8 between the towns of Casa Grande and Gila Bend. The flat-topped mesa rises from the desert floor in Vekol Valley to the east surrounded by smaller canyons and desert washes with views of the desert plain in all directions. There are two established trails in the wilderness area, one of which leads to the summit.[1]
| Table Top Wilderness | |
|---|---|
| Location | Pinal County, Arizona, US |
| Nearest town | Maricopa, AZ |
| Coordinates | 32°46′09″N 112°08′32″W / 32.76917°N 112.14222°W |
| Area | 34,400 acres (139 km2) |
| Established | 1990 |
| Governing body | U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management |
The area is a typical Sonoran Desert ecosystem with vegetation that includes saguaro cactus, palo verde, ironwood trees, bursage, and creosote bushes.[2]
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- Table Top Trail – BLM
- GNIS data – Little Table Top (summit)
- GNIS data – Table Top (summit)
- GNIS data – Table Top Mountains (summit)
- GNIS data – Table Top Wilderness (reserve)