Gila National Forest
- Gila National Forest
The Gila National Forest is a protected
national forest inNew Mexico in the southwesternUnited States established in 1905. It covers approximately 3.3 million acres (5150 sq. mi., 13,000 km²) of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States. Part of the area, theGila Wilderness , was established in 1924 as the first designated wilderness by the U.S. federal government.Aldo Leopold Wilderness andBlue Range Wilderness are also found within its borders. The forest lies in southern Catron, northern Grant, western Sierra, and extreme northeastern Hidalgo counties in southwestern New Mexico. Forest headquarters are located inSilver City, New Mexico .Terrain ranges from rugged mountains and deep canyons to semi-desert. Due to the extremely rugged terrain, the area is largely unspoiled. There are several
hot springs in Gila National Forest, includingMiddle Fork Hot Springs ,Jordan Hot Springs , andTurkey Creek Hot Springs .History
The Gila River Forest Reserve was established on March 2, 1899 by the
General Land Office , and was renamed the Gila Forest Reserve on July 21, 1905. The following year the forest was transferred to theU.S. Forest Service , and on March 4, 1907 it became aNational Forest . Additions includedBig Burros National Forest on June 18, 1908,Datil National Forest on December 24, 1931, and part ofCrook National Forest on July 1, 1953. [citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.foresthistory.org/Research/usfscoll/places/National%20Forests%20of%20the%20U.S.pdf National Forests of the United States] |341 KB|date=September 29, 2005|author=Davis, Richard C.|publisher=The Forest History Society]References
External links
* [http://www2.srs.fs.fed.us/r3/gila/ USDA Forest Service Gila National Forest website]
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