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Coconino National Forest wilderness area
Fossil Springs Wilderness
is an 11,550-acre (4,674 ha)
wilderness area
within the
Coconino National Forest
in the
U.S. state
of
Arizona
. It is at the bottom of a steep canyon at the edge of the
Colorado Plateau
, just south of the
Mogollon Rim
. Here, water emerges at the surface at the rate of about 2,700 cubic feet (76 m
3
) per minute. The perennial water supply supports one of the most diverse riparian ecosystems in the state, with more than 30 species of trees set among native desert shrub. It also creates a haven for abundant wildlife, including elk, deer, javelina, coyote, skunk, racoon, ring-tailed cat, fox, mountain lion, black bear and more than 100 species of birds.
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