| WHAT IS THE AGUA FRIA NATIONAL
MONUMENT |
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The AFNM is a land reserve of 71,100 acres set aside in Jan. 2000. It is
administered by the Phoenix Field office of the BLM. A phamplet and excellent
high resolution topo type map are available at the BLM office.
Bureau of Land Management
Phoenix Field Office
21605 N. 7th Ave.
Phoenix Arizona, 85027
(623-580-5500)
The monument is located ~40 miles north of Phoenix, on the east side of I-17, between
Black Canyon City (exit 244) and north of Cordes Junction. Main access is via the Badger
Springs (exit 256) and the Bloody Basin Roads (exit 259).
The monument
contains the following objects of scientific interest;
- ~450 native american sites
- riparian forest
- semi desert grassland
- wieldlife species
- geological features
The purpose of this volunteer created web site is to enhance the
use and understanding of your public lands. On this web site, we document and
present only the geological features of the AFNM. The geology presented here is
to enhance the scientific understanding of the AFNM area for both professional
and public use. There hasn't been any detailed mapping or research done in most
of the AFNM area. For the public, (science teachers, students, home schoolers,
hikers, visitors, campers & hunters) only a mininal knowledge of geological
terms and concepts is required for understanding the basic AFNM geology. Unlike
other areas around the monument, the geology in the AFNM is not very complex but
interesting and deversified and covers about
1.6 Ga of time. The AFNM is a great place to study some basic Arizona
geology. We are attempting to make this easy with our digital camera pictures.
Visiting geologists can obtain Maps and Reports of the general area at the Arizona
Geological Survey in
Tucson AZGS
NOTE1: Because of limited disk space on this free server, we are only able to present
a small number of the digital camera pictures we have taken of the
monument area geology.
NOTE2: This web site is best viewed with Netscape 4.7 or higher, there is
a difference! Monitor Colors = High Color (16 bit) & Monitor Screen Area =
800 by 600