Harry Ford | Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each afternoon in September, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, we’re spotlighting three of Arizona’s 90 wilderness areas. For more information about any of the state’s wilderness areas, visit Wilderness.net, a collaboration between several wilderness-related organizations. The information here comes from that site and the wilderness areas’ managing agencies. Always contact the managing agency before visiting a wilderness to learn about any restrictions that may be in effect. To see our entire Wild Arizona series, click here.
Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Along with desert bighorn sheep (pictured), twelve known species of bats make their homes in caves and under ledges in Aravaipa Canyon.
Location: Between Globe and Tucson
Established: 1984
Size: 19,410 acres
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management
Contact: Safford Field Office, 928-348-4400 or www.blm.gov/az
Baboquivari Peak Wilderness
This wilderness is Arizona’s smallest, but it…