BLM · Wilderness area · Arizona

Mount Trumbull Wilderness

Just north of the Grand Canyon and Mount Logan Wilderness, located at the southern end of the Uinkaret Plateau, Mount Trumbull is a large, basalt-capped mesa rising from about 5,400 feet to 8,028 feet....

Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.

Official page at Wilderness Connect ↗
Mount Trumbull Wilderness
Photo from Wilderness Connect, wilderness.net
DesignationWilderness
Managed byBureau of Land Management
StateArizona
Size7,880 acres (Wilderness Connect)
Designated1984, by Congress
Center point36.4060, -113.1288
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18)

Boundary map

1 outline

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Where to camp

Campsite Atlas →

No federal campground is within ten miles of the boundary in the Campsite Atlas index. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from trails and water, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit and group-size rules.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-09-17
  • Wildfire
    Last Chance

    32 mi from the center point · 74 acres

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

7,880 acres.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Who manages Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

The Bureau of Land Management.

Source: Wilderness Connect

What state is Mount Trumbull Wilderness in?

Arizona.

Source: Wilderness Connect

When was Mount Trumbull Wilderness designated?

Congress designated it in 1984.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Can I camp at Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

No federal campground is within ten miles of the boundary in the Campsite Atlas index. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.

Source: Wilderness Connect

How do I get to Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

A point inside the boundary is at 36.406, -113.129. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is 28 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Is there a fire near Mount Trumbull Wilderness right now?

1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Last Chance at 32 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

How dark is the night sky at Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 18 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Mount Trumbull Wilderness?

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (28 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Sources

  • Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.