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.
Sonoran Desert National Monument is situated in southern Arizona, south of Goodyear and Buckeye, and east of Gila Bend. Established through a presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, it serves as part of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's efforts within the National Landscape Conservation System.