The White Mountain Grasslands Wildlife Area is a
wildlife area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
in
Apache County, Arizona
Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns.
Most of the county is occupied by part ...
. Located in the
White Mountains, the wildlife area was established in 1999 and is approximately seven miles west of
Springerville and the nearby town of
Eagar
Eagar is a town in Apache County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 4,885.
Eagar was first settled in 1871.
History
Brothers William Walter John Thomas and Joel Sixtus settled the area under the dir ...
.
See also
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Protected areas of the United States
The protected areas of the United States are managed by an array of different federal, state, tribal and local level authorities and receive widely varying levels of protection. Some areas are managed as wilderness, while others are operated wi ...
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References
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Wildlife areas of Arizona
Protected areas of Apache County, Arizona
1999 establishments in Arizona
Protected areas established in 1999