Dave Baker - 10/12/2009
A visit to Ragged Top is rewarding not only for the great hiking and sweeping summit views, but also for the experience of visiting an amazingly pristine portion of the Sonora Desert. In addition to its namesake ironwood trees, this new monument shows off large, healthy stands of other classic Sonoran vegetation, including saguaro and cholla cactus, palo verde trees, and much more. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum provides an excellent online biological survey of the monument.