Withington Wilderness

Withington Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
The view of the San Mateo Mountains, southeast of the Withington Wilderness Area
Location	New Mexico, United States
Nearest city	Magdalena, New Mexico
Coordinates	33°53′46″N 107°27′32″W / 33.896°N 107.459°W / 33.896; -107.459[1]
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service, Cibola National Forest
www.fs.usda.gov/cibola/

The Withington Wilderness is a 19,000-acre designated Wilderness area located within the Cibola National Forest in western New Mexico.^[2] Located in the Magdalena Ranger District, approximately 20 miles southwest of Magdalena, New Mexico, the wilderness area lies around 10,100 ft. Mount Withington, on the eastern slope of the San Mateo Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.