Mormon Mesa

In the south above the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers, it rises to a height of 1,893 feet (577 meters).

[1] The 149,000 acres (60,000 ha) Mormon Mesa Desert Tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Mormon Mesa ACEC), protects habitat of the Desert tortoise, an endangered species.

[2][3] The Delamar Mountains Wilderness Area encompasses a portion of the Mormon Mesa Desert Tortoise ACEC.

[2] The ACEC is composed primarily of creosote-bursage scrub and mixed Mojave shrub plant communities.

[2] Double Negative, the Land art sculpture created by renowned contemporary artist Michael Heizer in 1969, is located on an edge of Mormon Mesa, near Overton.