Aldo Leopold Wilderness
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Aldo Leopold Wilderness, along with Gila Wilderness
and Blue Range Wilderness
, is part of New Mexico's
Gila National Forest
. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System
in 1980 by an act of the United States Congress
and has a total of 202016 acres (81,753 ha). The wilderness area lies along the crest of the Black Range
.
The Continental Divide of the Americas traverses parts of the wilderness.
Gila Wilderness
Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. Along with Aldo Leopold Wilderness and Blue Range Wilderness, the wilderness is part of New Mexico's Gila National Forest. The wilderness is approximately from north to south and east to west...
and Blue Range Wilderness
Blue Range Wilderness
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 where it adjoins the Blue Range Primitive Area of Arizona and west of U.S. Route 180 between Reserve and Glenwood. The wilderness is...
, is part of New Mexico's
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
Gila National Forest
Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern United States established in 1905. It covers approximately 3.3 million acres of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States...
. It became part of the National Wilderness Preservation System
National Wilderness Preservation System
The National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States protects federally managed land areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act upon the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964...
in 1980 by an act of the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
and has a total of 202016 acres (81,753 ha). The wilderness area lies along the crest of the Black Range
Black Range
The Black Range is an igneous mountain range running north-south in Sierra and Grant counties in west-central New Mexico, in the southwestern United States. Its central ridge forms the western and eastern borders, respectively, of the two counties through much of their contact...
.
The Continental Divide of the Americas traverses parts of the wilderness.
External links
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness - Wilderness.net
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
- Recreation - Wilderness - Gila National Forest
- Flora of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness & Gila National Forest