Wilderness Areas of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona (Generated in 2003 by the Intermountain Region GIS Support Office and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument)
National Park Service, Intermountain GIS Program Office. 2003. Wilderness Areas of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona (Generated in 2003 by the Intermountain Region GIS Support Office and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument). Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
This shapefile contains boundaries for Designated Wilderness and Non-Wilderness in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. This dataset is based on the map identified in the law enacting wilderness for the park. The date of enactment is 11/10/1978. The Congressionally Designated Wilderness is based on careful study of roadless areas, public hearings, and written responses. This dataset has been revised from the map to adjust buffers along roads and utilities, account for changes to the boundary and land status, and reflect more accurate measurement available through new GIS technology. This dataset identifies 310,639.29 acres within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument as Designated Wilderness (312,600 acres in 1978). This dataset identifies 0 acres within Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument as Potential Wilderness (1,240 acres in 1978). The remaining 20,031.96 acres of the park were determined to be not suitable for wilderness designation or potential wilderness at this time.
- Type
- Geospatial Dataset
- Authors
- National Park Service, Intermountain GIS Program Office
- Date of Issue
- 2003
- Publisher
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Units
- ORPI
- Keywords
- Boundaries, Environment, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, ORPI, Wilderness