Sonoran Desert National Monument is south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by  Presidential proclamation  on January 17, 2001, the  monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.
Located in southern Arizona, Sonoran Desert National Monument lies south of Goodyear and Buckeye, and east of Gila Bend. Created through a presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, it is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.