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 is home to wildlife species including black bear, pronghorn, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, elk, white-tailed deer, osprey, mule deer, bobcat, spotted owl, cougar, timber wolf, gray fox, white-nosed coati, collared peccary, bighorn sheep, and wild turkey.
The adjacent and larger Blue Range Primitive Area of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona was also recommended for Wilderness status in 1971, but only the New Mexico portion has been acted upon by Congress.
Map of Recently Maintained & Cleared Trails in the Pueblo Park and Blue Range Wilderness Area in New Mexico. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Grazing Management Map with Range Allotments of Reserve Ranger District in Gila National Forest (NF) in New Mexico. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Grazing Management Map with Range Allotments of Glenwood Ranger District in Gila National Forest (NF) in New Mexico. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Grazing Management Map with Range Allotments of Quemado Ranger District in Gila National Forest (NF) in New Mexico. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
Tourist-Road Map of New Mexico. Published by the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Blue Range Wilderness
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gila/recreation/recarea/?recid=4828
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 and west of U.S. Route 180 between Reserve and Glenwood. The wilderness is crossed by the Mogollon Rim.
It is home to wildlife species including black bear, pronghorn, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, elk, white-tailed deer, osprey, mule deer, bobcat, spotted owl, cougar, timber wolf, gray fox, white-nosed coati, collared peccary, bighorn sheep, and wild turkey.
The adjacent and larger Blue Range Primitive Area of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona was also recommended for Wilderness status in 1971, but only the New Mexico portion has been acted upon by Congress.
