{{Short description|Summit and wilderness area in Maricopa County, Arizona}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Woolsey Peak Wilderness | iucn_category = Ib | map = USA | relief = 1 | map_caption = | location = Maricopa County, Arizona, USA | nearest_city = Arlington, AZ | coordinates = {{coord|33|7|50|N|112|54|11|W|display=inline, title}} | area = {{convert|64000|acre|km2|0}} | established = {{start date|1990}} | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management }}
'''Woolsey Peak Wilderness''' is a protected wilderness area centered around its namesake '''Woolsey Peak''', rising 2,500 feet to a summit at 3270 feet (996 m) in the Gila Bend Mountains in the U.S. state of Arizona. Established in 1990 under the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. This desert wilderness is best described as "a perfect example of pristine Sonoran Desert".<ref>[https://www.blm.gov/visit/search-details/13512/2 Woolsey Peak Wilderness] – BLM</ref>
Adjacent to the Signal Mountain Wilderness to the north, divided only by a rugged jeep road, the area is broken up by ridges and ragged peaks interspersed in lava flows and basalt mesas. A Sonoran Desert ecosystem supports populations of mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, and javelina as well as bobcats and mountain lions.<ref>[https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=659#general Woolsey Peak Wilderness] – Wilderness Connect</ref>
==See also== * List of Arizona Wilderness Areas * List of U.S. Wilderness Areas * King Woolsey
==References== {{reflist}} * {{GNIS 2|14007|Woolsey Peak data}} – GNIS * {{GNIS 2|2035342|Woolsey Peak Wilderness data}} – GNIS
Category:IUCN Category Ib Category:Wilderness areas of Arizona Category:Protected areas of Maricopa County, Arizona Category:Protected areas established in 1990 Category:1990 establishments in Arizona