Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area
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| Pusch Ridge Wilderness | |
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| IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) | |
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| Location | Arizona, USA |
| Nearest city | Catalina Foothills, Arizona |
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| Area | 56,430 acres (228 km²) |
| Established | 1978 |
| Governing body | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
Pusch Ridge Wilderness Area is a 56,430 acre (228.36 km²) wilderness area. It is located within the Coronado National Forest in the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona, United States. Established in 1978, the area varies greatly in elevation and biodiversity, rising from 2,800 feet to over 9,100 feet in elevation.
The area was originally created in an ill-fated effort to preserve and protect the sensitive Desert Bighorn Sheep population on Pusch Ridge, one of the last remaining populations in Arizona. Due in part to increased residential and commercial development around the Santa Catalina Mountains in Oro Valley and the Catalina Foothills, however, the Desert Bighorn Sheep population in the wilderness area has dwindled dramatically, and sightings have nearly ceased in recent years.
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