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Palm Canyon

Yuma County, AZ

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Signature Kofa National Wildlife Refuge hike into a steep desert canyon holding one of Arizona’s few native California fan-palm (Washingtonia filifera) stands. Short (~0.5–1 mi one-way) rocky trail from the end of Palm Canyon Road into a north-facing cleft of the Kofa Mountains; classic Sonoran Desert bighorn and cholla country east of US-95 between Quartzsite and Yuma.

Field facts

RegionYuma County, AZ
Coordinates33.3605, -114.1061
EraKofa NWR established 1939
PeakNative desert palm grove
AccessDirt Palm Canyon Rd off US-95
NearbyQuartzsite / Castle Dome / Signal Peak

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