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Gila National Forest
Gila National Forest along New Mexico Route 180
Map showing the location of Gila National Forest
Map showing the location of Gila National Forest
LocationNew Mexico, United States
Nearest citySilver City, NM
Coordinates33°28′N 108°32′W / 33.47°N 108.53°W / 33.47; -108.53
Area2,710,659 acres (10,969.65 km2)[1]
EstablishedJuly 21, 1905[2]
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service
WebsiteGila National Forest
Map of wilderness areas in the Gila National Forest

The Gila National Forest is a United States National Forest in New Mexico. Established in 1905, it now covers approximately 2,710,659 acres (10,969.65 km2), making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States. The Forest administration also manage the part of the Apache National Forest in New Mexico which covers 614,202 acres for a total of 3.3 million acres managed by the Gila National Forest. Within the forest, the Gila Wilderness was established in 1924 as the US's first designated wilderness. The Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness are also found within its borders. The Blue Range Primitive Area lies within Arizona in the neighboring Apache National Forest.

  1. ^ "Land Areas of the National Forest System" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "The National Forests of the United States" (PDF). Forest History Society. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

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Gila National Forest

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The Gila National Forest is a United States National Forest in New Mexico. Established in 1905, it now covers approximately 2,710,659 acres (10,969.65 km2)...

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Gila Wilderness

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acre (225,820 ha) (872 sq. mi.) wilderness is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. The wilderness is approximately 27 miles (43 km) from north to south...

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is a U.S. National Monument created to protect Mogollon cliff dwellings in the Gila Wilderness on the headwaters...

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Gila River

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Range. It flows southwest through the Gila National Forest, the Gila Wilderness, and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, then westward into Arizona...

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Gila trout

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AZ. Gila trout have persisted in five streams within the Gila National Forest, New Mexico, including: Iron, McKenna, and Spruce creeks in the Gila Wilderness...

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Gila

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census-designated place Gila National Forest, New Mexico Gila Wilderness, New Mexico, the world's first wilderness area Gila Desert, the informal name...

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List of tributaries of the Gila River

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River begin in the Gila National Forest of New Mexico. The northern branch tributary to the Gila River in the Gila National Forest, is the San Francisco...

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Gila monster

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The Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum, /ˈhiːlə/ HEE-lə) is a species of venomous lizard native to the Southwestern United States and the northwestern Mexican...

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Micah True

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True died on March 27, 2012, during a run in the Gila Wilderness, part of the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico. Micah True was born Michael...

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List of hot springs in the United States

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Springs, New Mexico Gila Hot Springs Jemez Springs Bath House, Jemez Springs, New Mexico Jordan Hot Springs (New Mexico) (Gila National Forest) Manby Hot Springs...

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List of national forests of the United States

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2012. "Gila National Forest". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved October 19, 2012. "Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests". U.S. Forest Service...

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Mogollon Mountains

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They are primarily protected within the Gila National Forest. The Mogollon Mountains are located west of the Gila River and east of the San Francisco River...

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Wilderness

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strategy for the Gila National Forest. His proposal was adopted in 1924, and 750,000 acres of the Gila National Forest became the Gila Wilderness. The Great...

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Philip Connors

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Connors has worked for several months in the summer at the Gila National Forest as a US Forest Service fire lookout. His book based on these experiences...

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Mexican wolf

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range is predominantly located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and the Gila National Forest, a mountainous ecosystem with many lakes, streams, and...

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New Mexico

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from the National Park Service New Mexico state facts economic research service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Flora of the Gila National Forest in New...

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2022 New Mexico wildfires

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May the Black Fire (2022), and ending in late July, burned in the Gila National Forest northeast of Silver City. The fire consumed some 325,000 acres and...

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Mogollon culture

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Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila National Forest, Silver City, NM, and Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL". National NAGRA. Federal Register...

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List of hot springs

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Rock Hot Springs, near Taos Faywood Hot Springs Jordan Hot Springs (Gila National Forest) Manby Hot Springs, near Taos McCauley Hot Springs, Jemez Springs...

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New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980

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added to the Gila Wilderness in the Gila National Forest 14,700 acres added to the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the Carson National Forest 16,806 acres...

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Aldo Leopold Wilderness

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Apache National Forest

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Coconino National Forest

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Coconino County borders Gila County. Conifers and other evergreen plants are the dominant type of vegetation in the Coconino National Forest. Due in part to the...

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