The Cibola National Forest stretches from western Oklahoma to western New Mexico. Administered by the USDA's Forest Service, the forest is 2540 mi² (6578 km²) in size. Elevation ranges from 5,000 – 11,301 ft (1500 – 3445 m). Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq. ... Official language(s) None; English and Spanish de facto Capital Largest city Santa Fe Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq. ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ... The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ...

The Cibola National Forest is organized into the following divisions:

• Black Kettle and McClellan Creek National Grasslands are in the Oklahoma-Texas panhandle region
• Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands are in Northeastern New Mexico
• Sandia Ranger District is in Central New Mexico comprising:
  • the Sandia Mountains including the Sandia Mountain Wilderness and
  • the Manzanita Mountains
• Mountainair Ranger District is in Central New Mexico
  • Gallinas Mountains and
  • Manzano Mountains including the Manzano Mountain Wilderness
• Magdalena Ranger District is in South Central New Mexico comprising:
  • the Bear Mountains,
  • the Datil Mountains,
  • the Magdalena Mountains and
  • the San Mateo Mountains including two wilderness areas: Apache Kid and Withington,
• Mount Taylor Ranger District is in Western New Mexico
  • Mount Taylor and
  • Zuni Mountains

The Cibola National Grasslands are 412 mi² (1068 km²) in size. Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Largest city Austin Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq. ... A panhandle is a geographic term for a long and usually thin projection of a U.S. state. ... The Sandia Mountains at sunset The Sandia Mountains are mountain range located in Bernalillo and Sandoval counties, immediately to the Northeast of Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...

Cibola biomes range from Chihuahuan desert to short grass prairie to piñon-juniper to sub-alpine spruce and fir. It offers an abundance of commercial and recreational opportunities including grazing, oil/gas, timber, picnicing, camping, skiing, hiking and mountain biking as well as the aerial Sandia Peak Tramway with a restaurant and skiing at the top. The region also boasts wildlife as diverse as the biomes they inhabit. The Sandia Peak Tramway, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, is the worlds longest aerial tramway. ...

Animals represented include:

• bear,
• mountain lion,
• prairie dog,
• mule deer,
• pronghorn antelope,
• Black Rosy Finch and
• wild turkey.

Due to the Rio Grande, a large variety of migrating waterfowl and other birds follow the river's flyway during the spring and fall. Birds of prey are also present using the updrafts and thermals along the north-south alignment of the central mountains for their migration. Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus(extinct) A bear is a very large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ... Binomial name Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) The puma (Puma concolor) is a type of large cat found in North, Central and South America. ... Species Cynomys gunnisoni Cynomys leucurus Cynomys ludovicianus Cynomys mexicanus Cynomys parvidens Prairie dogs are small stout-bodied burrowing rodents with shallow cheek pouches native to both North and Central America. ... Binomial name Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817) The Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. ... Binomial name Antilocapra americana Ord, 1815 The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae, and the fastest land animal in North America running at speeds up to 54 mph (90 km/h). ... Binomial name Leucosticte atrata Ridgway,, 1874 The Black Rosy Finch (or Black Rosy-finch), Leucosticte atrata, is a medium-sized finch. ... Binomial name Meleagris gallopavo Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Wild Turkey (disambiguation). ... The Rio Grande flowing in Big Bend National Park The Rio Grande in its lower course, between Matamoros and Brownsville Known as the Rio Grande in the United States and as the Río Bravo (or, more formally, the Río Bravo del Norte) in Mexico, the river, 3,034... Flyway is a term which designates the aerial flight path of migrating birds. ... If you are looking for other meanings of the term, refer to Bird of prey (disambiguation). ... This article is about the atmospheric phenomenon. ...

External links

• Cibola Forest Service Home Page