Bear Wallow Wilderness

The Bear Wallow Wilderness is an 11,080-acre (44.8 km²) wilderness area in eastern Arizona in the United States.^[2] The wilderness, located in the Apache National Forest, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The area has been severely affected by the Wallow Fire of June 2011 which originated here.^[3] Bear Wallow Creek provides a habitat for the endemic and threatened Apache trout.^[3]

Bear Wallow Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Map of the United States
Location	Greenlee County, Arizona, U.S.
Nearest city	Alpine, Arizona
Coordinates	33.6022756°N 109.4492507°W / 33.6022756; -109.4492507[1]
Area	11,080 acres (4,480 ha)
Designated	1984 (1984)
Governing body	United States Forest Service

See also

• Wilderness Act
• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
• List of Arizona Wilderness Areas