NATURAL AREAS AND REGIONS 



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NATURAL AREAS 



Apache National Forest (Arizona) 



Area 1,185,512 acres, mainly coniferous 

 forest representing the woodland, yellow 

 pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce 

 types, almost entirely in the virgin state. 

 The topography varies from level table- 

 lands to rugged peaks, and altitudes 

 range from 4000 to 12,000 ft. 



Holbrookt, 100 mi. north, A. T. & S. 

 F. R. R.; auto stage to SpringervilleJ, 

 Supervisor's headquarters. 



Carson National Forest (New Mexico) 



Area 869,320 acres. All of the conifer- 

 ous forest types of the Southwest are 

 represented; altitudes 5000 to 13,000 ft.; 

 fine streams, numerous prehistoric ruins. 



Taosf, Supervisor's headquarters. 

 Reached by way of Santa Fe and Taos 

 Junction, D. &. R. G. R. R. ; auto stage, 

 25 mi. to Taos. 



Coconino National Forest (Arizona) 



Area 1,637,052 acres, mainly conif- 

 erous forest representing all the forest 

 types. Altitudes range from 3000 ft. on 

 the Verde River to 12,700 ft. on the San 

 Francisco Mountains. The topography 

 is mostly level or gently rolling mesas 

 intersected by occasional deep canyons 

 and dotted by volcanic cones. Prehis- 

 toric ruins occur in several localities. 

 This Forest and the Tusayan which 

 adjoins it on the west, are the scene of 

 the most extensive lumbering operations 

 in the Southwest. Five permanent 

 sample plots, three fenced. 



Flagstaff}:, A. T. & S. F. R. R., Super- 

 visor's headquarters. 



Coronado National Forest, Arizona and 

 New Mexico) 



Area 1,430,043 acres. This Forest is 

 made up of several "islands" rising out 

 of the desert. Altitudes range from 3000 

 to 9000 ft., and vegetation zones from the 

 scrub and woodland to the Douglas fir 

 forest. Emory oak and Arizona oak 

 attain their best development here. 

 Desert mountain sheep have been re- 

 ported in the woodlands. 



Tucson, Arizonaf, E. P. &. S. W. and 

 S. P. railroads, Supervisor's head- 

 quarters. 



Crook National Forest (Arizona) 



Area 889,939 acres. This Forest con- 

 sists of four small units or separate 

 mountain masses which rise to a suffi- 

 cient height above the desert to support 

 coniferous forests. The forest types 

 range from the woodland to Engelmann 

 spruce. Altitudes range from about 

 4000 to 10,500 ft. 



Saffordf, A. E. R. R., Supervisor's 

 headquarters. 



Datil National Forest (New Mexico) 



Area 2,641,521 acres, coniferous forest, 

 woodland to spruce type; altitudes 4000 

 to 10,000 ft. ; little cutting. A large por- 

 tion of the timbered area will probably 

 remain inaccessible for many years. 

 Ten game refuges, averaging 21,000 acres 

 each are located within this Forest. 



MagdalenaJ, Supervisor's headquar- 

 ters, A. T. &. S. F. R. R. 



Gila National Forest (New Mexico) 



Area 1,596,296 acres; coniferous forest, 

 woodland to spruce; altitudes 5000 to 

 11,000 ft.; little cutting; large areas 

 relatively inaccessible. Two permanent 

 sample plots; four small game refuges. 



Silver CityJ, Supervisor's headquar- 

 ters. A. T. & S. F. R. R. 



Lincoln National Forest (New Mexico) 



Area 1,123,868 acres; desert, scrub and 

 coniferous forest, the latter representing 

 all forest types, including the alpine 

 above 11,000 ft. The forest is made up 

 of several small mountain masses rising 

 abruptly out of the desert. A fine sum- 

 mer resort is located in the heart of the 

 fir forest at CloudcroftJ, 9000 ft. Desert 

 Mountain sheep have been reported on 

 this Forest. 



Alamogordot, Supervisor's headquar- 

 ters, E. P. &. S. W. R. R. 



