HARTMAN MULTIMEDIA
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Woods and Hackberry Mountains, Vontrigger Hills This group of comparatively low mountains and hills
forms the southern boundary of the Lanfair Valley.
Several plant communities are found in the area.
In the higher elevations of the Woods Mountains there is a pinyon-juniper
forest. Through much of the area the
creosote bush scrub is common and there are some excellent stands of Bigelow
cholla, Opuntia bigelovii, as well as numerous other Opuntia species.
In the desert washes there
are large, well-developed stands of mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana, and catclaw,
Acacia greggii. The bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, is found in the
Woods Mountains and occasionally in the Hackberry Mountains.
Feral burros are present. Tertiary volcanics and nonmarine sediments form scenic
outcroppings in portions of the area. In
the sediments numerous fossils have been found, including those of a Miocene
rhinoceros. Archaeological features
present include petroglyphs and pictographs, shelter caves, habitation sites,
etc. Integrity: In
the Hackberry Mountains and Vontrigger Hills, particularly, there are a number
of mines. There also are roads and jeep trails in this section. Use: Educational,
research, light recreation, present. November 1975
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