The protected area encompasses natural wonders including the Painted Canyon of Mecca Hills and Alligator Rock, and is home to 50-plus rare species of plants and animals like the desert bighorn ...

April 28, 2024 The monument will begin at Painted Canyon near the eastern edge of the Coachella Valley, where rocky hills and canyon walls are washed in light pink, red, gray, brown and green hues.

But in an interview last year with The Desert Sun, Ruiz spoke about his ties to the Chuckwalla area, particularly Painted Canyon in the ... Chuckwalla monument map last spring to steer clear ...

Painted Canyon, in the Mecca Hills Wilderness area, is part of the new Chuckwalla National Monument. Credit: Theresa Sama The new Chuckwalla National Monument, a portion of which is in the eastern ...