| Havasu Wilderness | |
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| Location | Mohave County, Arizona & San Bernardino County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Lake Havasu City, AZ |
| Coordinates | 34°38′58″N 114°24′54″W / 34.64944°N 114.41500°W |
| Area | 17,801 acres (72 km2) |
| Established | 1990 |
| Governing body | US Fish & Wildlife Service |
Havasu Wilderness is a 17,801-acre (72 km2) wilderness area located within the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge near Lake Havasu in the U.S. states of Arizona and California. 14,606 acres (59 km2) are located in Arizona and 3,195 acres (13 km2) are located in California.[1]
The western boundary of the Wilderness is formed by the Chemihuevi Mountains Wilderness in California. The area includes volcanic spires, a large sand dune with vegetation varying from riparian wetlands to Mojave Desert uplands. The habitats here consist of open water, emergent vegetation, subaquatics, dry mountains, desert uplands and washes.
- ^ Havasu Wilderness Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine – Wilderness.net