Yuha Desert

The Yuha Desert is a section of the Sonoran Desert located in the Imperial Valley of California; south of Interstate 8, west of El Centro, CA, and north of the international border.

Unique aspects of the Yuha Desert include the Oyster Shell Beds, De Anza Historical Monument, Crucifixion Thorn Natural Area, and the Yuha geoglyph. It is the homeland of the Kamia, also spelled Kumeyaay, and may have been used by other Native American groups such as the Cahuilla, Quechan, and Cocopah Native American people.

The Yuha Desert is designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern by the Bureau of Land Management and is managed as a limited use area for biologic and archeologic resource conservation. The primary species of concern is the flat-tailed horned lizard. Off Highway Vehicles(OHV) are limited to signed routes to protect both the flat-tail horned lizard habitat and the archeologic resources including, lithic reduction sites, and historic use of the region.

See also

• List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert)

External links

• Yuha Desert Map - Routes of Travel
• BLM PDF titled "Exploring the Yuha Desert"