Gila Wilderness

Gila Wilderness was designated the world's first wilderness area on June 3, 1924. Along with and Blue Range Wilderness, the 558,014 acre wilderness is part of Gila National Forest.
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Gila Wilderness

Latitude
33.22221° or 33° 13′ 20″ north
Longitude
-108.38995° or 108° 23′ 24″ west
Elevation
7,067 feet (2,154 metres)
Open location code
855H6JC6+V2
Geo­Names ID
5469192
Wiki­data ID
Q5560677
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Gila Wilderness” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 吉拉荒野
  • Chinese: 希拉原野
  • French: Gila Wilderness
  • German: Gila Wilderness
  • Hebrew: אזור טבע בראשיתי חילה
  • Japanese: ヒラ・ウィルダネス

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gila Wilderness”. Photo: Gila National Forest, CC BY-SA 2.0.