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Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. [1] Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, the 558,014 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 and 39 miles (63 km) east to ...
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 km 2), making it the sixth largest national forest in the continental United States.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is a U.S. National Monument created to protect Mogollon cliff dwellings in the Gila Wilderness on the headwaters of the Gila River in southwest New Mexico. The 533-acre (2.16 km 2 ) national monument was established by President Theodore Roosevelt through executive proclamation on November 16, 1907. [ 3 ]
The area with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness was formerly part of the Gila Wilderness, the world's first wilderness area, established in 1924. Later, the Gila was reduced in size and this area became the Black Range Primitive Area. In 1980, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness was created, named after Aldo Leopold, a pioneering environmentalist. A map of ...
Jun. 2—SILVER CITY — While hiking a ridgeline trail, one's vision of the Gila Wilderness can be funneled like the wind between towering green hills and craggy mesas. It's a phenomenon that ...
The community of Gila sits near the center of a narrow irrigated strip of land, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) in length, along both sides of the Gila River. Upstream from Gila and the irrigated strip, the river emerges from the large and rugged Gila Wilderness and downstream it enters a crumpled landscape that is mostly uninhabited.
In 1924, prompted by legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Gila Wilderness was created. It was the world's first designated wilderness area, and includes more untamed land than any other ...
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