Pecos Wilderness

Geobox|Protected area
name = Pecos Wilderness (Forest Service)
category =
category_iucn = Ib


caption =
country = United States
country_

state = New Mexico
state_

state_type = State
region =
region_type = County
city_type = City
city = Santa Fe
lat_d = 35
lat_m = 53
lat_s = 38
lat_NS = N
long_d = 105
long_m = 38
long_s = 42
long_EW = W
area = 904.36
established = 1980
map_locator = New Mexico


governing_body =
website = The Pecos Wilderness is a protected wilderness area located within the Santa Fe National Forest and Carson National Forest. The Pecos Wilderness is in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north central New Mexico, easily accessible from the city of Santa Fe, the state capital. Covering an area of convert|223667|acre|km2, it is the second largest wilderness in the state after the Gila Wilderness. An area just shy of convert|200000|acre|km2 was given wilderness protection by Congress in 1964. An additional convert|55000|acre|km2 were added in 1980.

The Pecos Wilderness boasts among one of the highest concentrations of peaks exceeding convert|12000|ft|m in elevation in the state of New Mexico, including Santa Fe Baldy, el. convert|12622|ft|m, the highest point in Santa Fe county, and South Truchas Peak, el. 13,102 feet, 7th highest peak in the state.

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/recreation/wilderness.htm#pecos Forest service page about Pecos Wilderness]