#saguaro national park

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Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) forest after sunset

Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA

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Saguaro Sunset

Arizona

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Saguaro National Park

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“When the sun is setting, leave whatever you are doing and watch it."

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Saguaro National Park,

Saguaros are the largest cactus in the United States.

They can grow up up to 60 ft tall.

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Saguaro National Park - March, 2024

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Saguaro National Park

An instantly recognizable Arizona icon is the massive saguaro cactus. These giants are 125 years old on average (they grow arms once they’re around 60), can reach 50ft and weigh eight tons. The best place to see this protected species, which only grows in the Sonoran desert, is at Saguaro National Park. It’s divided into Rincon Mountain District (Saguaro East) and Tucson Mountain District (Saguaro West), and the city of Tucson sits smack in between.

Interesting facts:

Saguaro National Park was the very first national park created specifically to protect a plant species, the Saguaro – a large cactus that is native to the Sonoran Desert and that does not grow naturally elsewhere.

The park contains 523 known archeological sites – spanning more than 8,000 years of human occupation during prehistoric and historic times. It is a delight to see items of human history remaining in the park.

Saguaro National Park is located in the most biologically diverse desert in North America, the Sonoran Desert, which has more than 2000 plant species and over 550 animal species.

The Saguaros, known as the “The Sentinels of the Desert”, may live as long as 200 years and are considered mature at about age 125. A mature saguaro can grow up to 60 feet (18 m) tall and weigh up to 4,800 pounds (2,200 kg) when fully hydrated. The total number of saguaros in the park is estimated at 1.8 million, and 24 other species of cactus are abundant.

More than 165 miles (266 km) of hiking trails wind through the park, where perils may include extreme heat, dehydration, flash floods, cactus spines, snakes, cougars, bears, and Africanized bees.

These “desert islands” support 6000 plant species, second only in biodiversity to the Amazon rainforest.

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Saguaro National Park 🌵🌼

[staudnhuckn]

Backlit saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea)

Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA

O’odham Jeweḍ, Tohono O’odham, and Hohokam land

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January sunset in Tucson. AZ

2024

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Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona.