Apache National Forest
Reservation Creek in the Apache National Forest (1936)
Map
Map showing the location of Apache National Forest
Map showing the location of Apache National Forest
Geography
Coordinates33°35′00″N 109°05′02″W / 33.58333°N 109.08389°W / 33.58333; -109.08389
Area1,813,601 acres (733,938 ha)

Apache National Forest was established by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona and New Mexico on July 1, 1908, with 1,302,711 acres (5,271.88 km2) from portions of Black Mesa National Forest. In 1974 the entire forest was administratively combined with Sitgreaves National Forest to create Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.[1] The New Mexico section is now administered by the Gila National Forest. The area of the former Apache National Forest covers most of Greenlee County, Arizona (excepting the southernmost part of the county), southern Apache County, Arizona, and part of western Catron County, New Mexico. The former Apache is much the larger than the former Sitgreaves. As of 30 September 2008, its area was 1,813,601 acres (733,938 ha),[2] representing 68.9% of the combined Apache–Sitgreaves total area. There are local ranger district offices in Alpine, Clifton, and Springerville.[3] (Springerville is also the headquarters of the combined Apache–Sitgreaves.)

Reservation Valley in the park (1923)

Wilderness areas

There are four wilderness areas within Apache National Forest that are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System:

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United States (pdf), The Forest History Society
  2. ↑ Table 6 – NFS Acreage by State, Congressional District, and County, 30 September 2008
  3. ↑ "USFS Ranger Districts by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
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