ocotillo and cacti are found in the lower elevations, and juniper, pine, aspen, and spruce-fir forests are plentiful in the high mountains. Forest Service notes that there are elevations ranging from 4,200 to 10,900 feet, including "rugged mountains, deep canyons, meadows, and semi-desert country.
These areas are distinguished by great eco- and biodiversity: The U.S. Today, it remains the largest, roadless wilderness in the national forest system.Ĭontained within the Gila National Forest is the Gila National Wilderness, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness, and the Blue Range Wilderness. You will find no logging, resorts or commercial uses of any kind except grazing," which is why Connors hiked in and out to his tower and chopped his wood by hand. This means that "there are no roads the only travel permitted is by foot or horseback. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 1924 this nationally protected area was established (at the advocacy of conservationist Aldo Leopold) as "the first designated wilderness in the country." As a fire lookout, Philip Connors called New Mexico's Gila National Forest home.
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