Aldo Leopold Wilderness

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Aldo Leopold Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Location New Mexico, USA
Nearest city Silver City, New Mexico
Coordinates 33°06′25″N 107°51′18″W / 33.10694, -107.855
Area 202,016 acres (818 km²)
Established 1980
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

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 202,016 acres.[1]

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  1. ^ Aldo Leopold Wilderness at wilderness.net.

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