Bear Wallow Wilderness

{{Short description|Wilderness area in Greenlee County, Arizona}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Bear Wallow Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

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| map = USA

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| map_caption = Map of the United States

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| location = Greenlee County, Arizona, U.S.

| nearest_city = Alpine, Arizona

| coordinates = {{coord|33.6022756|-109.4492507|region:US-AZ|notes={{cite gnis |id=41540 |name=Bear Wallow Wilderness |accessdate=2012-06-23}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|11080|acre|-1}}

| designated = {{start date|1984}}

| governing_body = United States Forest Service

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The Bear Wallow Wilderness is an {{convert|11080|acre|km2|adj=on}} wilderness area in eastern Arizona in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=30 |title=Bear Wallow Wilderness |publisher=Wilderness.net |accessdate=2012-06-23}} The wilderness, located in the Apache National Forest, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. The area has been severely affected by the Wallow Fire of June 2011 which originated here.{{cite web |url=http://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/apache-sitgreaves/recreation |title=Bear Wallow Wilderness |publisher=Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, USGS |access-date=2012-06-23}} Bear Wallow Creek provides a habitat for the endemic and threatened Apache trout.