Vertebrate survey of the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest, New Mexico
Hayward BJ and Hunt DL. 1972. Vertebrate survey of the Wilderness Ranger District, Gila National Forest, New Mexico
The Gila National Wilderness is an area of 430,680 acres located about 40 miles North of Silver City, New Mexico. There are 30 permanent streams having a combined length of 196 miles. Ninety per cent of these flow directly into the Gila drainage and 10% flow into the San Francisco drainage (which ultimately flows into the Gila, of course). These are 199 springs. In elevation, the wilderness extends from 4,880' at the mouth of Turkey Creek to 10,895' on Whitewater Baldy. The main mogollon massif (which we shall call 'the crest') has at least 17 peaks higher than 10,000'. The western slope (mostly within the Glenwood Ranger District) of the mountain massif is vbery steep, having very deep canyons, many over 1,000' deep. The eastern slope (which comprises the Wilderness Ranger District) is much more gentle. There are broad flat mesas gently dissected by streams flowing eastward (information provided by the Gila National Forest Supervisor's Office).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hayward, Bruce; Hunt, Dusten
- Date of Issue
- 1972
- Units
- GICL
- Keywords
- Amphibians, Animal Studies, Animals, Birds, Core, Herps, Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Mammals, Management, NRCA, Plants, Reptiles, Vegetation