Editing Jicarilla Apache (section)

==Reservation==
[[File:1700R Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation Locator Map.svg|thumb|Location of Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation]]
The '''Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation''', at {{coord|36|33|16|N|107|04|26|W|scale:1000000|display=inline}}, is located within two northern [[New Mexico]] counties:
* [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]]
* [[Sandoval County, New Mexico|Sandoval County]].
from the Colorado border south to [[Cuba, New Mexico]]. The reservation sits along [[U.S. Route 64]] and [[List of State Roads in New Mexico|N.M. 537]].<ref name=King>King, PT232.</ref>

In 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the reservation has a land area of 1,316.1 sq mi (3525,232&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) and had a population of 2,596.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/25200US1700R-jicarilla-apache-nation-reservation/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

The southern half of the reservation is open plains and the northern portion resides in the treed Rocky Mountains.<ref>Martin, 224.</ref> [[Animal migration|Mammals and birds]] migratory paths cross the reservation seasonally, including mountain lion, black bear, elk, Canada geese, and turkey. Rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout are stocked in seven lakes on the reservation, but annual conditions such as [[drought|low precipitation]] result in high [[pH]]-levels. From 1995 to 2000, the lake levels were severely low due to [[drought]]. As a result, most of the fish were killed off during those years. The reservation sits on the [[San Juan Basin]], which is rich in [[fossil fuel]]s. The basin is the largest producer of oil along the [[Rocky Mountains]] and the second largest producer of [[natural gas]] in the United States.<ref>Warren, Tiller, 7-8.</ref><ref>Martin, 223-4.</ref>