Unit 16E · Gila – East / Black Range
About this unit
Gila National Forest country on the east flank of the Black Range. Ponderosa pine and piñon-juniper with the Aldo Leopold Wilderness on the west.
- Black Range
- Aldo Leopold Wilderness
- Gila National Forest
Public lands inside this unit
2 found
Trails near Unit 16E
12 found
Continental Divide Trail
3001.6 miTrailDifficulty: DifficultCDT - New Mexico Section
1144.3 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
29.7 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
12.1 miTrailDifficulty: ExpertContinental Divide
5.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateMangas Spur
3.9 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDuck Canyon
2.6 miTrailDifficulty: ModerateDuck Canyon
0.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyValle Tio Vinces Spur
0.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyDuck Canyon
0.5 miTrailDifficulty: EasyDuck Canyon
0.2 miTrailDifficulty: EasyDuck Canyon
0.2 miTrailDifficulty: Easy
Campgrounds near Unit 16E
2 found
On the books in New Mexico
Species inventory is state-level — which units actually hold or permit each species varies. Verify unit-specific rules with the state agency linked above.
Official agency resources
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/licenses-and-permits/
- Draw / lottery ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/applications-and-draw-information/
- GMU map ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/maps/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/harvest-reporting-information/
- Hunter education ↗
https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/education/hunter-education/
- Buy a license ↗
https://onlinesales.wildlife.state.nm.us/
Authoritative source
Outdoors does not publish hunting regulations directly. For current season dates, bag limits, legal weapons, draw deadlines, and license costs in unit 16E, go straight to the issuing agency.
Read the New Mexico agency pageBoundary verified by Outdoors against the agency source on 09/06/2026.