Protected area in Yavapai County, Arizona
Cedar Bench Wilderness is a protected
wilderness area in the
Prescott National Forest in the
U.S. state of
Arizona. Established in 1984 under the
Arizona Wilderness Act, the area protects the large "bench" that divides the
Agua Fria and
Verde River drainages. Elevations range from 4,500 feet (1,371 m) to 6,700 feet (2,042 m) with vegetation that includes
saguaro cactus along the Verde river to
chaparral to smaller amounts of
pinyon pine and
Utah juniper along the high points.
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