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Swansea Wilderness

Swansea Wilderness

Protected area in southern Arizona

Swansea Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the central portion of the Buckskin Mountains divided by a large gorge formed by the Bill Williams River in the U.S. state of Arizona. Established in 1990 under the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The namesake of the area, the ghost town Swansea is located south of the wilderness area.[1]

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North of the river, the wilderness area extends into Mohave County onto the Black Mesa, west of the Rawhide Mountains. Elevation ranges from 670 feet (204 m) to 1900 feet (579 m).[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Swansea Wilderness – BLM
  2. [2]
    Swansea Wilderness — Wilderness Connect
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