Joshua Tree National Park
national park of the United States
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Summary
Joshua Tree National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It draws 5,066 Wikipedia views per month (national park of the united states category, ranking #16 of 55).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Riverside County[3], San Bernardino County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Operator: National Park Service[7]
- Named after: Yucca brevifolia[8]
- Part of: deserts of California[9]
- Commons category: Joshua Tree National Park[10]
- Inception: 1994[11]
- Highest point: Quail Mountain[12]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[13]
- Official website: https://nps.gov/jotr[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Joshua Tree National Park[15]
- Commons gallery: Joshua Tree National Park[16]
- Described at URL: https://openbeta.io/crag/19a30b80-55c9-565e-8a98-7b5649ebfbb6[17]
- Visitors per year: 1,434,976[18], 1,396,237[19], 1,396,117[20], 1,383,340[21], 1,589,904[22], 2,025,756[23], 2,505,286[24], 2,853,619[25], 2,942,382[26], 2,988,547[27], 2,399,542[28], 3,064,400[29], 3,058,294[30], 79,129[31]
- Heritage designation: International Dark Sky Park[32]
- Official name: Joshua Tree National Park[33]
- Title: Joshua Tree National Park[34]
- Native label: Joshua Tree National Park[35]
- Area: 3196 km²[36]
- Hashtag: JoshuaTreeNationalPark[37]
- Visitor center: Black Rock Nature Center[38], Cottonwood Visitor Center[39], Joshua Tree Visitor Center[40], Oasis Visitor Center[41], Q123698770[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Joshua Tree National Park include 19204 Joshuatree[43], an asteroid[44].
Why It Matters
Joshua Tree National Park has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include 19204 Joshuatree[43], an asteroid[44].