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Carson National Forest is a national forest
United States National Forest

United States National Forests are largely forested and woodland areas in the United States. National forests are controlled by the Federal government of the United States and managed by the United States Forest Service, under the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture....
 in northern New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers (1.5 million acres) and is administered by the United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service

The USDA Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 United States National Forest and 20 United States National Grassland....
. The Forest Service's "mixed use" policy allows for its use for recreation, grazing, and resource extraction.

The forest was once inhabited by the Ancient Pueblo
Ancient Pueblo Peoples

Ancient Pueblo People or Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient Native Americans in the United States culture centered on the present-day Four Corners area of the Southwest United States, noted for their distinctive pottery and dwelling construction styles....
 (Anasazi) people, who left ruins of adobe
Adobe

Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, and water, with some kind of fibrous or organic material , which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun....
 dwellings and other artifacts at an archaeological site now called Pot Creek Cultural Site.






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Carson National Forest is a national forest
United States National Forest

United States National Forests are largely forested and woodland areas in the United States. National forests are controlled by the Federal government of the United States and managed by the United States Forest Service, under the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture....
 in northern New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It encompasses 6,070 square kilometers (1.5 million acres) and is administered by the United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service

The USDA Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 United States National Forest and 20 United States National Grassland....
. The Forest Service's "mixed use" policy allows for its use for recreation, grazing, and resource extraction.

The forest was once inhabited by the Ancient Pueblo
Ancient Pueblo Peoples

Ancient Pueblo People or Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient Native Americans in the United States culture centered on the present-day Four Corners area of the Southwest United States, noted for their distinctive pottery and dwelling construction styles....
 (Anasazi) people, who left ruins of adobe
Adobe

Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, and water, with some kind of fibrous or organic material , which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun....
 dwellings and other artifacts at an archaeological site now called Pot Creek Cultural Site. Some areas of the forest were formerly lands
Land grant

A land grant is a gift of real estate - land or privileges - made by a government or other authority as a reward for services to an individual, especially as rewards for military service....
 granted to settlers by the Spanish monarchy
Spanish monarchy

is the Constitutional Monarchy of Spain. The King or Queen regent of Spain is the Head of State List of heads of state of Spain and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Armed Forces....
 and the Mexican government. After the Mexican-American War, the national forest was established, and was named for American pioneer
Settler

A settler is a person who has human migration to an area and established permanent residence there, often to colonies the area. Settlers are generally people who take up Sedentary and agriculture it, as opposed to nomads....
 Kit Carson
Kit Carson

Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson was an United States frontiersman. Carson left home at an early age and became a trapper. He gained notoriety for his role as John C....
. In 1967, the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
Alianza Federal de Mercedes

Alianza Federal de Mercedes, which in English translates to Federal Land Grant Alliance, was a group led by Reies Tijerina based in New Mexico in the 1960s that fought for the land rights of Hispanic New Mexicans....
, an organization dedicated to the restoration of Spanish and Mexican land grants, occupied Echo Amphitheater, an area of the forest in an attempt to recreate a historic land grant community. The occupants were evicted for overstaying camping permits. In 1982, the forest grew by 405 square kilometers (100,000 acres) when the Pennzoil
Pennzoil

Pennzoil is an oil company originally founded in Oil City, Pennsylvania. In 1963, South Penn Oil merged with Zapata Corporation to become Pennzoil....
 corporation donated the Valle Vidal
Valle Vidal

The Valle Vidal is a 100,000-acre area in the Sangre de Cristo Range northwest of Cimarron, New Mexico. Pennzoil donated the Valle Vidal to the American public in 1982....
 Unit to the American people.

Wheeler Peak
Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)

Wheeler Peak is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is located northeast of Taos, New Mexico in the northern part of the state....
, the highest mountain
Mountain

A mountain is a landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill....
 in New Mexico at , is located in the National Forest.

Within the Carson National Forest are four designated and one proposed wilderness areas, comprising .
  • Wheeler Peak Wilderness
    Wheeler Peak Wilderness

    The Wheeler Peak Wilderness lies in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. It contains the highest point in the state, Wheeler Peak ....
  • Latir Peak Wilderness
    Latir Peak Wilderness

    Latir Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area located within the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico, USA. Designated in 1980, the Wilderness is composed of dense forest, meadows, and alpine tundra on Latir Mesa in the northern portion....
  • Pecos Wilderness
    Pecos Wilderness

    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, New Mexico, the state capital....
     (part)
  • Cruces Basin Wilderness
  • Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (proposed)


The forest is located mainly in Rio Arriba
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Rio Arriba County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 41,190. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico....
 (63.4% of acreage) and Taos
Taos County, New Mexico

Taos County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 29,979. Its county seat is Taos, New Mexico....
 (34.65%) counties, but smaller areas extend eastward into western Mora
Mora County, New Mexico

Mora County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 5,180. Its county seat is Mora, New Mexico....
 and Colfax
Colfax County, New Mexico

Colfax County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of 2000, the population was 14,189. Its county seat is Raton, New Mexico....
 counties. Forest headquarters are located in Taos, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico

Taos is a town in Taos County, New Mexico in the north-central region of New Mexico. In New Mexico, a municipality may call itself a village, town, or city ....
.

Carson National Forest was established with the merger of Taos National Forest
Taos National Forest

Taos National Forest was established as the Taos Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico on November 7, 1906 with 233,200 acres....
 and part of Jemez National Forest
Jemez National Forest

Jemez National Forest in New Mexico was established as the Jemez Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service on October 12, 1905 with 1,237,205 acres....
 on July 1, 1908.

External links

  • - US Forest Service