California. Blooming Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia), Joshua Tree National Park.
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Contributor:
Michael DeFreitas North America / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
C2CDYTFile size:
40.3 MB (2.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4600 x 3061 px | 38.9 x 25.9 cm | 15.3 x 10.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2010Location:
californiaMore information:
Joshua Tree National Park is located in southeastern California. Declared a U.S. National Park in 1994 when the U.S. Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433), it had previously been a U.S. National Monument since 1936. It is named for the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) forests native to the park. It covers a land area of 789, 745 acres (319, 598 ha), or 1, 234 square miles - an area slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island. A large part of the park is designated to wilderness area—some 429, 690 acres (173, 890 ha). Straddling the San Bernardino County/Riverside County border, the park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and lower Colorado Desert. The Little San Bernardino Mountains run through the southwest edge of the park.