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The Gila River Forest Reserve was established on March 2, 1899, by the United States General Land Office, and was renamed the Gila Forest Reserve on July 21, 1905. The following year the forest was transferred to the U.S. Forest Service, and on March 4, 1907, it became a National Forest.
U.S. Forest Service The Hellsgate Wilderness is a 37,440-acre (151.5 km 2 ) protected wilderness within the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Arizona, at the base of the Mogollon Rim . It was created by the U.S. Congress in 1984 and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service .
The Gila River winds its way through the Wilderness. The U.S. Forest Service describes the climate of the Wilderness area as "four gentle seasons". [18] The lower elevations below 7,000 feet (2,100 m) are accessible all year with heavy winter snow uncommon. Elevation moderates the high summer temperatures of the surrounding Chihuahua Desert ...
Map of major prehistoric Oasisamerica archaeological cultures. Considered by archaeologists to be upon the northernmost portion of the Mogollon people's sphere of influence, the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is home to two prominent ruins sites among a collection of smaller sites located within the Gila Wilderness inside the Gila National Forest.
Blue Range Wilderness, along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Gila Wilderness, is part of Gila National Forest. It is located on the western border of New Mexico and west of U.S. Route 180 between Reserve and Glenwood. The wilderness is crossed by the Mogollon Rim. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1980. [2]
Crook National Forest was established in Arizona by the U.S. Forest Service on July 1, 1908, with 788,624 acres (3,191.45 km 2) from portions of Tonto National Forest, Mount Graham National Forest, and other lands. On July 1, 1953, Crook was divided among Tonto, Gila, and Coronado National Forests. [1]
The Gila National Forest — in western New Mexico. Pages in category "Gila National Forest" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The summit of Aztec peak is the site of a U.S. Forest Service fire lookout once staffed by noted Arizona essayist and novelist Edward Abbey. Two U.S. Wilderness Areas lie within the Sierra Ancha — the Salome Wilderness , encompassing Salome Creek and its canyon on the southern edge of the range, and the Sierra Ancha Wilderness , protecting ...