National Landscape Conservation System
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The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) is a 27 million acres (109,265.2 km²) collection of the lands considered to be the crown jewels of the American west. NLCS is also known as National Conservation Lands. These lands represent 10% of the 258 million acres (1,044,089.9 km²) managed by the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). The BLM is the largest federal public land manager and is responsible for over 40% of all the federal public land in the nation. The other major federal public land managers include the US Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service
(NPS), and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Over the years, the Bureau of Land Management has had to adjust its approach to public land management to fit the changing needs of the nation. The BLM historically has managed lands under its jurisdiction for extractive uses, such as mining, logging, grazing, and oil and gas production. In 1996, President Clinton significantly shifted this role when he established the first national monument to be administered by the BLM—the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. With this and several similar designations, a new focus emerged that would become part of how the agency looks at the land it manages: the protection of special areas where conservation and restoration of the landscape and its biological or cultural resources is the overriding objective.
The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) was created in 2000 with the mission to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations."
The System helps clarify the fundamental purposes of these places. It provides a frame whereby the mission and vision for the management and use of these lands can be better understood.
There are ten different federal conservation designations for the units that make up the National Landscape Conservation System:
These crown jewels are some of the last places to experience the history and wild beauty of the American West, with hunting, fishing, access to the rugged outdoors, and opportunities to create your own adventure. The protection of these lands also facilitates the protection of archaeological structures and sites, providing people with the rare opportunity to connect with the nation’s past. The Conservation System also plays a critical role in preserving the ecology of the rapidly changing western landscape. The Conservation System helps maintain complex desert, forest, and grassland ecosystems and numerous watersheds. The landscapes provide the connective tissue that sustains biodiversity and seasonal wildlife migration patterns for countless wildlife species.
The Conservation System was created in 2000, but without Congressional authorization, there was no guarantee that the System would be permanent. The National Landscape Conservation System Act was signed into law in March 2009. The Act permanently unified the individual units as a public lands System, protecting the System in law so that it would no longer exist at the pleasure of each president. This marked the first new congressionally authorized public lands system in decades. The permanence of the System will allow the American public to engage Congress to help ensure that the Conservation System is appropriately managed and funded, and ensure that the lands are protected for future generations.
The Conservation System act was included in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which also added 1200000 acres (4,856.2 km²) of new designations to the System, including a National Monument, three National Conservation Areas, Wildernes, Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Scenic Trails.
See List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
(BLM). The BLM is the largest federal public land manager and is responsible for over 40% of all the federal public land in the nation. The other major federal public land managers include the US Forest Service (USFS), National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
(NPS), and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Over the years, the Bureau of Land Management has had to adjust its approach to public land management to fit the changing needs of the nation. The BLM historically has managed lands under its jurisdiction for extractive uses, such as mining, logging, grazing, and oil and gas production. In 1996, President Clinton significantly shifted this role when he established the first national monument to be administered by the BLM—the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. With this and several similar designations, a new focus emerged that would become part of how the agency looks at the land it manages: the protection of special areas where conservation and restoration of the landscape and its biological or cultural resources is the overriding objective.
The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) was created in 2000 with the mission to "conserve, protect, and restore these nationally significant landscapes that have outstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the benefit of current and future generations."
The System helps clarify the fundamental purposes of these places. It provides a frame whereby the mission and vision for the management and use of these lands can be better understood.
There are ten different federal conservation designations for the units that make up the National Landscape Conservation System:
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- National MonumentU.S. National MonumentA National Monument in the United States is a protected area that is similar to a National Park except that the President of the United States can quickly declare an area of the United States to be a National Monument without the approval of Congress. National monuments receive less funding and...
- National Conservation AreaNational Conservation AreaNational Conservation Area is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. National Conservation Areas are managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management under the National Landscape Conservation System...
- Wilderness AreaNational Wilderness Preservation SystemThe National Wilderness Preservation System of the United States protects federally managed land areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. It was established by the Wilderness Act upon the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 3, 1964...
- Wilderness Study AreaWilderness study areaA wilderness study area contains undeveloped United States federal land retaining its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation, and managed to preserve its natural conditions...
- National Wild and Scenic River
- National Scenic TrailNational Scenic TrailNational Scenic Trail is a designation for protected areas in the United States that consist of trails of particular natural beauty.National Scenic Trails were authorized under the National Trails System Act of 1968 along with National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails...
- National Historic TrailNational Historic TrailNational Historic Trail is a designation for a protected area in the United States containing historic trails and surrounding areas. They are part of the National Trails System....
- Cooperative Management and Protection Area
- Forest Reserve
- Outstanding Natural AreaOutstanding Natural AreaOutstanding Natural Area is a protected area designation in the United States. The designations are managed by the Bureau of Land Management within the National Landscape Conservation System. There are a number of outstanding natural areas and open space reserves in the country, three of which have...
- National Monument
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These crown jewels are some of the last places to experience the history and wild beauty of the American West, with hunting, fishing, access to the rugged outdoors, and opportunities to create your own adventure. The protection of these lands also facilitates the protection of archaeological structures and sites, providing people with the rare opportunity to connect with the nation’s past. The Conservation System also plays a critical role in preserving the ecology of the rapidly changing western landscape. The Conservation System helps maintain complex desert, forest, and grassland ecosystems and numerous watersheds. The landscapes provide the connective tissue that sustains biodiversity and seasonal wildlife migration patterns for countless wildlife species.
The Conservation System was created in 2000, but without Congressional authorization, there was no guarantee that the System would be permanent. The National Landscape Conservation System Act was signed into law in March 2009. The Act permanently unified the individual units as a public lands System, protecting the System in law so that it would no longer exist at the pleasure of each president. This marked the first new congressionally authorized public lands system in decades. The permanence of the System will allow the American public to engage Congress to help ensure that the Conservation System is appropriately managed and funded, and ensure that the lands are protected for future generations.
The Conservation System act was included in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which also added 1200000 acres (4,856.2 km²) of new designations to the System, including a National Monument, three National Conservation Areas, Wildernes, Wild and Scenic Rivers and National Scenic Trails.
National monuments
15 sites, total 4,806,947 acres (19,453 km²)| Monument | State |
|---|---|
| Agua Fria Agua Fria National Monument Agua Fria National Monument is located in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately 40 miles north of downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 11, 2000, the 71,100 acre monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| California Coastal California Coastal National Monument The California Coastal National Monument is located along the entire coastline of the U.S. state of California. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 11, 2000, the monument, which covers about of land, is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the U.S. Department... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
| Canyons of the Ancients Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Canyons of the Ancients National Monument is located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Colorado, and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
| Carrizo Plain | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
| Cascade–Siskiyou | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
| Craters of the Moon | Idaho Idaho Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.... |
| Grand Canyon-Parashant Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is located on the northern edge of the Grand Canyon in northwest Arizona. It was established by Presidential Proclamation 7265 on January 11, 2000... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| Grand Staircase-Escalante Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument contains 1.9 million acres of land in southern Utah, the United States. There are three main regions: the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante. President Bill Clinton designated the area as a U.S. National... |
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
| Ironwood Forest Ironwood Forest National Monument Ironwood Forest National Monument is located in the Sonoran Desert and the U.S. state of Arizona. Created by Bill Clinton by Presidential Proclamation 7320 on June 9, 2000, the 129,022 acre monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an agency within the U.S. Department of the... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico , is a Bureau of Land Management managed site that was established as a U.S... |
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
| Pompeys Pillar Pompeys Pillar National Monument Pompeys Pillar National Monument is a rock formation located in south central Montana, United States. Designated a National Monument on January 17, 2001, and managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, it consists of only , making it one of the smallest National Monuments in the U.S... |
Montana Montana Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,... |
| Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in Southern California. It includes portions of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountain ranges, the northernmost ones of the Peninsular Ranges system... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
| Sonoran Desert Sonoran Desert National Monument Sonoran Desert National Monument is located south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the 496,337 acre monument is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management , an agency within the U.S. Department of the... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| Upper Missouri River Breaks Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument This article is about the location. For the film, see The Missouri Breaks.The Missouri Breaks is located in central Montana, U.S. and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management under the full title of Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument... |
Montana Montana Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,... |
| Vermilion Cliffs Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Vermilion Cliffs National Monument is located in Arizona, immediately south of the Utah state line. This National Monument, 294,000 acre in area, protects the Paria Plateau, Vermilion Cliffs, Coyote Buttes, and Paria Canyon... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
National conservation areas
13 sites, total 14,101,234 acres (62,354 km²)| Conservation Area | State |
|---|---|
| Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
| California Desert & Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve The Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve designated by UNESCO in 1984 to promote the ecological conservation of a cluster of areas in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California. A principal feature is Death Valley... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
| El Malpais El Malpais National Conservation Area The El Malpais National Conservation Area is a federally protected conservation area in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The El Malpais National Conservation area was established in 1987 and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management... |
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
| Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave | New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
| Gila Box Riparian | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| Gunnison Gorge Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area The Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area managed by the Bureau of Land Management . were designated in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
| King Range | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
| Las Cienegas Las Cienegas National Conservation Area The Las Cienegas National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area in the Sonoran desert of Arizona.Once facing an uncertain future that almost certainly included housing and commercial development, today more than of rolling grasslands and woodlands in Arizona’s Pima and Santa Cruz... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| McInnis Canyons McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area The McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area located in Mesa County, west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The MCNCA has rugged sandstone canyons, natural arches, spires, and alcoves carved into the Colorado Plateau, through which runs a stretch of the Colorado... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
| Red Rock Canyon Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
| San Pedro Riparian San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area contains nearly of public land in Cochise County, Arizona, between the international border and St. David, Arizona. The riparian area, where some of the upper San Pedro River meanders, was designated by Congress as a Riparian National Conservation... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
| Sloan Canyon | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
| Snake River Birds of Prey Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area The Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area has one of the densest populations of nesting raptors. The National Conservation Area is located south of Boise, Idaho along of the Snake River, and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The NCA covers... |
Idaho Idaho Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.... |
| Steese Steese National Conservation Area The Steese National Conservation Area encompasses of public land about northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. Created by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act in 1980, the Steese NCA's special values include Birch Creek National Wild River, crucial caribou calving grounds and home range,... |
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... |
Wilderness areas
177 sites, total 7327632 acres (29,654 km²)| Wilderness area | State | BLM area (acre) | km² |
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| Aravaipa Canyon Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness is a 19,410 acre wilderness area located in the U.S. State of Arizona. It forms the northwest border of the Galiuro Mountain range. The wilderness is administered by the BLM and is located northeast of Mammoth, Arizona in Graham and Pinal counties, about 120 miles... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
19,700 | 80 |
| Argus Range Argus Range Argus Range The Argus Range is a mountain range located in Inyo County, California, southeast of the town of Darwin, between the Coso Range and the Panamint Valley, with the Panamint Range to the east .-Geography:The range contains Maturango Peak, at above sea level... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
61,995 | 251 |
| Arrastra Mountain Arrastra Mountain Wilderness The Arrastra Mountain Wilderness is located in Mohave, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, northwest of Phoenix and southeast of Kingman, Arizona. This sprawling wildland encompasses imposing landscapes and unique natural features. The Poachie Range, which trends northwest-southeast through the... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
129,800 | 525 |
| Arrow Canyon Arrow Canyon Wilderness Arrow Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area located in Clark County in the U.S. state of Nevada. It received wilderness designation with the passage of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 and protects the northern portion of the Arrow Canyon Range... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
27,530 | 111 |
| Aubrey Peak Aubrey Peak Wilderness The Aubrey Peak Wilderness is a wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management . The wilderness is located in northwest Arizona in the southwest of Mohave County, a region of the southeastern Mojave Desert's extension into northwest Arizona.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
15,400 | 62 |
| Baboquivari Peak Baboquivari Peak Wilderness The Baboquivari Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in the Baboquivari Mountain Range southwest of Tucson, Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The United States Congress designated the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in 1990. It... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
2,040 | 8 |
| Beaver Dam Mountains Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness The Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The jagged mountains and gently sloping alluvial plain of the Beaver Dam Mountains straddle the border between the two states... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
15,000 | 6,1 |
| Beaver Dam Mountains Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness The Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The jagged mountains and gently sloping alluvial plain of the Beaver Dam Mountains straddle the border between the two states... |
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
2,600 | 11 |
| Becky Peak Becky Peak Wilderness Becky Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 and is administered by the U.S... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
18,120 | 73.3 |
| Big Horn Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
21,000 | 85 |
| Big Maria Mountains Big Maria Mountains Big Maria Mountains The Big Maria Mountains are located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, near the Colorado River and Arizona. The range lies between Blythe and Vidal, and west of U.S. Route 95 in California. The mountains are home to the Eagle Nest Mine and reach an elevation of 1,030 meters,... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
45,367 | 184 |
| Big Rocks | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
12,997 | 53 |
| Bigelow Cholla Garden Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States.-Geography:The wilderness lies in the northern end of the Sacramento Mountains, east of the Piute Mountains and west of Needles, California, along Interstate 40 as its northern border.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
13,548 | 55 |
| Bighorn Mountain | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
26,573 | 108 |
| Bisti/De-Na-Zin Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with the exception of three parcels of private Navajo land... |
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
38,381 | 155 |
| Black Mountain | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
20,537 | 83 |
| Black Ridge Canyons Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness is located in western Colorado and eastern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region approximately west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The wilderness lies on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
70,319 | 285 |
| Black Ridge Canyons Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness The Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness is located in western Colorado and eastern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region approximately west of Grand Junction, Colorado. The wilderness lies on the northwest flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau... |
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
5,120 | 21 |
| Black Rock Desert Black Rock Desert Wilderness The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the east arm of the Black Rock Desert playa east of the Black Rock Range and west of the Jackson Mountains.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
314,829 | 1274 |
| Bright Star Bright Star Wilderness Bright Star Wilderness is a wilderness area in Kern County in the U.S. state of California.The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 added the wilderness to the National Wilderness Preservation System and it is administered by the Bureau of Land Management .Bright Star Wilderness surrounds ... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
8,190 | 33 |
| Bristol Mountains Bristol Mountains Bristol Mountains The Bristol Mountains are found in the Mojave Desert of California, USA, just west of Mojave National Preserve. The range, which reaches an elevation of 3,874 feet , is located in San Bernardino County, and crosses Interstate 40 between Ludlow and the Granite Mountains... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
70,026 | 283 |
| Cadiz Dunes | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
19,308 | 78 |
| Calico Mountains Calico Mountains Wilderness Calico Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Calico Mountains.Rockhounding, hunting, and dayhiking are in the wilderness. Photography of geologic formations and spring wildflowers is a pastime of local visitors... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
64,984 | 263 |
| Carrizo Gorge | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
14,735 | 60 |
| Cebolla | New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
61,500 | 249 |
| Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Wilderness The Cedar Mountain Wilderness is located in northwestern Utah, USA, just south of Interstate 80. The vegetation on the upper elevations of the Cedar Mountains is dominated by junipers . The foothill and valley regions include mixed desert shrubs. Cheatgrass is prevalent over large areas burned by... |
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
101,400 | 410 |
| Chemehuevi Mountains | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
85,801 | 347 |
| Chimney Peak Chimney Peak Wilderness The Chimney Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area located northwest of Ridgecrest, in southeastern Tulare County, California. The 1994 California Desert Protection Act created the wilderness and it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management , Department of the Interior.The Chimney Peak... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
13,105 | 53 |
| Chuckwalla Mountains | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
86,527 | 350 |
| Cleghorn Lakes Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness The Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness ia a wilderness area located northeast of Twentynine Palms, California.Named for the dry lakes found at the center of the wilderness, this area has a variety of natural resources. The east portion is mountainous while the west portion is a vast alluvial slope or bajada... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
33,475 | 135 |
| Clipper Mountain Clipper Mountain Wilderness The Clipper Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Clipper Mountains within the eastern Mojave Desert, in northeastern San Bernardino County, California... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
33,905 | 137 |
| Clover Mountains Clover Mountains Wilderness Clover Mountains Wilderness is a large wilderness area southeast of Caliente, Nevada in southeast Lincoln County's border region with southwest Utah.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
85,748 | 347 |
| Coso Range Coso Range Coso Range The Coso Range of eastern California is located immediately south of Owens Lake , east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and west of the Argus Range. The southern part of the range lies in the restricted Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
49,274 | 199 |
| Cottonwood Point | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
6,860 | 28 |
| Coyote Mountains Coyote Mountains Wilderness (Arizona) The Coyote Mountains Wilderness of Arizona is part of the Coyote Mountains of southern Arizona in the center of Pima County. The wilderness lies about 40 mi southwest of Tucson, in the northwest of the Altar Valley. Kitt Peak is 4 mi WSW.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
5,100 | 21 |
| Coyote Mountains Coyote Mountains Coyote Mountains The Coyote Mountains are a mountain range in San Diego County, California.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
18,622 | 75 |
| Darwin Falls Darwin Falls Wilderness The Darwin Falls Wilderness is a wilderness area in the northern Mojave Desert, and part of the National Wilderness Preservation System established by the California Desert Protection Act and managed by the Bureau of Land Management... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
8,176 | 33 |
| Dead Mountains Dead Mountains Dead Mountains The Dead Mountains are a mountain range in the southeastern Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California. The range borders the tri-state intersection of Nevada, Arizona and California, and the Mohave Valley, with the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation bordering the range foothills on the east... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
46,822 | 189 |
| Delamar Mountains | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
111,328 | 451 |
| Domeland | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
39,273 | 159 |
| Dos Cabezas Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
11,700 | 47 |
| Eagletail Mountains Eagletail Mountains Wilderness The Eagletail Mountains Wilderness is part of the Eagletail Mountains of central-west Arizona, about 65 mi west of Phoenix. The wilderness is of moderate size, with the Eagletail Mountains forming its northeast perimeter, and the much shorter Cemetery Ridge section, forming its southwest border... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
97,880 | 396 |
| East Cactus Plain East Cactus Plain Wilderness The East Cactus Plain Wilderness is a wilderness area on the Cactus Plain north of Bouse, Arizona. It is one of twenty-five wilderness areas located in the Lower Colorado River Valley region, south of Lake Mead-Hoover Dam... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
14,630 | 59 |
| East Fork High Rock Canyon East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness The East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the northeast side of High Rock Canyon but does not include the 4x4 trail inside High Rock Canyon nor a 4x4 trail to the Yellow Hills.- External links :*... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
52,617 | 213 |
| El Dorado | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
5,700 | 23 |
| El Paso Mountains El Paso Mountains Wilderness The El Paso Mountains Wilderness was created in 1994 and now has a total of . All of the wilderness is in the northern Mojave Desert in eastern Kern County, California and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
23,659 | 96 |
| Far South Egans | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
36,384 | 147 |
| Fish Creek Mountains Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness The Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness is located about 25 miles west of Brawley, California, and southeast of the Vallecito Mountains in the United States... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
21,425 | 87 |
| Fishhooks Fishhooks Wilderness Fishhooks Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and is located about northwest of Safford, Arizona. It borders the San Carlos Indian Reservation.-Access:... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
10,500 | 42 |
| Fortification Range Fortification Range Wilderness Fortification Range Wilderness is a wilderness area in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately southeast of the town of Ely and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
30,656 | 124 |
| Frank Church-River of No Return Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness The Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area in Idaho. It was created in 1980 by the United States Congress as the River of No Return Wilderness Area, and renamed in 1984 as the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area in honor of U.S... |
Idaho Idaho Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.... |
802 | 3 |
| Funeral Mountains Funeral Mountains Funeral Mountains The Funeral Mountains are a short, arid mountain range in the United States along the California-Nevada border approximately 100 mi west of Las Vegas. The mountains are considered a subrange of the Amargosa Range that form the eastern wall of Death Valley.The Amargosa Desert lies along the... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
25,696 | 104 |
| Gibraltar Mountain | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
18,790 | 76 |
| Golden Valley | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
36,464 | 148 |
| Grand Wash Cliffs | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
37,030 | 150 |
| Grass Valley | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
30,048 | 122 |
| Gunnison Gorge Gunnison Gorge Wilderness The Gunnison Gorge Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately northwest of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The wilderness area established in 1999 includes of the Gunnison River inside the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
17,700 | 72 |
| Harcuvar Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
25,050 | 101 |
| Harquahala Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
22,880 | 93 |
| Hassayampa River Canyon Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness is a 11,840 acre wilderness area located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It lies north east of Wickenburg. The wilderness area was created in 1990 and is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The Yavapai word for the Hassayampa River is Hasyambo, meaning... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
12,300 | 50 |
| Hells Canyon Hells Canyon Wilderness (Arizona) Hells Canyon Wilderness is a 9900 acre wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located approximately northwest of Phoenix in Maricopa and southeast Yavapai counties.-Topography:... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
9,311 | 38 |
| Hells Canyon | Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
1,038 | 4 |
| High Rock Canyon High Rock Canyon Wilderness The High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the southwest side of High Rock Canyon and north of the Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
46,464 | 188 |
| High Rock Lake High Rock Lake Wilderness The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Mountains. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet to High Rock and Little High Rock Canyons. This new... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
59,094 | 239 |
| Hollow Hills | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
22,037 | 89 |
| Hummingbird Springs Hummingbird Springs Wilderness The Hummingbird Springs Wilderness is a wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management . The wilderness is located in the northwest of Maricopa County in northern regions of the central Sonoran Desert of Arizona.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
31,200 | 126 |
| Ibex | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
28,809 | 117 |
| Indian Pass Indian Pass Wilderness The Indian Pass Wilderness is wilderness area under the administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The reserve is located in the very southeastern part of the Chocolate Mountains, in the southeastern part of California, just to the west of the Colorado River in the Lower Colorado River Valley... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
32,083 | 130 |
| Inyo Mountains Inyo Mountains Inyo Mountains The Inyo Mountains are a short mountain range east of the Sierra Nevada mountains in eastern California in the United States. The range separates the Owens Valley to the west with Saline Valley to the east, extending for approximately 70 mi SSE from the southern end of the White Mountains,... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
124,970 | 506 |
| Ireteba Peaks | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
10,446 | 42 |
| Ishi Ishi Wilderness The Ishi Wilderness is a 41,339 acre wilderness area located on the Lassen National Forest in the Shasta Cascade foothills of northern California, United States. The Ishi Wilderness is located approximately twenty miles east of Red Bluff, California. The wilderness was created when the US Congress... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
240 | 1 |
| Jacumba Jacumba Mountains Jacumba Mountains The Jacumba Mountains are located in southern California near the U.S. border with Mexico. The mountains lie in a northwest-southeasterly direction east of the In-Ko-Pah Mountains, and north of Interstate 8. The range is approximately long, and the mountains are located about four miles northeast... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
31,237 | 126 |
| Jumbo Springs | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
4,631 | 19 |
| Juniper Dunes | Washington | 7,140 | 29 |
| Kanab Creek Kanab Creek Wilderness Kanab Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located along the Coconino/Mohave County line in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately south of Fredonia... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
6,700 | 27 |
| Kelso Dunes Kelso Dunes Kelso Dunes Kelso Dunes, also known as the Kelso Dune Field, is the largest field of eolian sand deposits in the Mojave Desert. The region is protected by the Mojave National Preserve and is located near the town of Baker, San Bernardino County, California and the Preserve Visitor Center... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
144,274 | 584 |
| Kiavah Kiavah Wilderness The Kiavah Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the Mojave Desert, Scodie Mountains, and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains in Kern County, California, United States... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
40,933 | 166 |
| Kingston Range Kingston Range Kingston Range The Kingston Range, sometimes called the Kingston Mountains, is located in Inyo and San Bernardino counties in the Mojave Desert in eastern California. The range reaches a height of above sea level at Kingston Peak.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
199,525 | 807 |
| La Madre Mountain | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
27,879 | 113 |
| Lee Metcalf Lee Metcalf Wilderness The Lee Metcalf Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Montana. Created by an act of Congress in 1983, the wilderness is in four separated parcels: Bear Trap Canyon unit, Spanish Peaks unit, Taylor-Hilgard unit, and Monument Mountains unit. The Bear Trap Canyon unit is managed by the U.S.... |
Montana Montana Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,... |
6,000 | 24 |
| Lime Canyon | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
23,233 | 94 |
| Little Chuckwalla Mountains Chuckwalla Mountains Chuckwalla Mountains The Chuckwalla Mountains are a mountain range in the transition zone between the Colorado Desert—Sonoran Desert and the Mojave Desert, climatically and vegetationally, in Riverside County of southern California.-Geography:... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
28,019 | 113 |
| Little High Rock Canyon Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness The Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located south of the High Rock Canyon Wilderness and west of the High Rock Lake Wilderness.- External links :*... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
48,353 | 196 |
| Little Picacho Little Picacho Wilderness The Little Picacho Wilderness is a wilderness area under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is found in a southeast extension of the Chocolate Mountains adjacent to the Colorado River, in the southeastern part of California... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
38,182 | 155 |
| Machesna Mountain | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
120 | 0.5 |
| Malpais Mesa | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
32,008 | 130 |
| Manly Peak | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
12,889 | 52 |
| Meadow Valley Range | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
123,488 | 500 |
| Mecca Hills Mecca Hills Mecca Hills The Mecca Hills are a low mountain range located in Riverside County, California in southern California, USA, east of the Coachella Valley, west of the Chuckwalla Mountains, and south of Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert. The range lies in an east-west direction... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
26,314 | 106 |
| Mesquite | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... Mesquite Mountains Mesquite Mountains The Mesquite Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Bernardino County, California, near the border with Nevada. They are north of Interstate 15 in California and southeast of Death Valley.-North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Area:... |
44,877 | 180 |
| Mormon Mountains | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
157,938 | 639 |
| Mount Charleston | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
2,142 | 9 |
| Mount Irish | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
28,334 | 115 |
| Mount Logan Mount Logan Wilderness The Mount Logan Wilderness is a 14,650 acre U.S. wilderness area in the Arizona Strip. It is located about seven miles south of the Mount Trumbull Wilderness. The wilderness is within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument and is managed by the BLM. -See also:*Wilderness*List of U.S.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
14,650 | 59 |
| Mount Moriah | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
6,435 | 26 |
| Mount Nutt | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
28,080 | 114 |
| Mount Tipton Mount Tipton Wilderness The Mount Tipton Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located in northwestern Arizona and comprises the north portion of the Cerbat Mountains; the Cerbat Mountains extend northwesterly from the northern edge of Kingman.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
31,380 | 127 |
| Mount Trumbull Mount Trumbull Wilderness The Mount Trumbull Wilderness is a 7,880 acre wilderness area located on the Uinkaret Plateau in the Arizona Strip. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
7,880 | 32 |
| Mount Wilson | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
23,900 | 97 |
| Muddy Mountains | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
44,498 | 180 |
| Muggins Mountains Muggins Mountains Wilderness The Muggins Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located approximately east of Yuma, Arizona in the Muggins Mountains and adjacent to the agricultural Dome Valley and Gila River. The wilderness area is made up of the highest peak in the southern section of... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
7,711 | 31 |
| Needle's Eye Needle's Eye Wilderness Needle's Eye Wilderness is a wilderness area located approximately southeast of the town of Globe in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona.-Topography:... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
8,760 | 35 |
| New Water Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
24,600 | 100 |
| Newberry Mountains Newberry Mountains (California) Newberry Mountains (California) The Newberry Mountains of California are located southeast of Barstow in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California. The Rodman Mountains lie to the southeast of the range, while the Ord Mountains lie to the southwest.Historic U.S... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
20,308 | 82 |
| Nopah Range | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... Nopah Range Nopah Range The Nopah Range is located in Inyo County, California, USA, near the eastern border with Nevada.-Geography:The mountain range lies east of the adjacent Resting Spring Range, the Owlshead Mountains and lower Death Valley, and are north of the Kingston Range. The Amargosa River is to the west... |
106,579 | 431 |
| North Algodones Dunes | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
25,818 | 104 |
| North Black Rock Range North Black Rock Range Wilderness The North Black Rock Range Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located northeast of Soldier Meadows and south of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation.- External links :*... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
30,647 | 124 |
| North Jackson Mountains North Jackson Mountains Wilderness The North Jackson Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Jackson Mountains north of the South Jackson Mountains Wilderness and east of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
23,438 | 95 |
| North Maricopa Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
63,200 | 256 |
| North McCullough | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
14,763 | 60 |
| North Mesquite Mountains Mesquite Mountains Mesquite Mountains The Mesquite Mountains are a mountain range in eastern San Bernardino County, California, near the border with Nevada. They are north of Interstate 15 in California and southeast of Death Valley.-North Mesquite Mountains Wilderness Area:... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
28,943 | 117 |
| North Santa Teresa | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
5,800 | 23 |
| Ojito | New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
11,298 | 46 |
| Old Woman Mountains Old Woman Mountains Wilderness Old Women Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located south of Essex, California. This wilderness was established in 1994 and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
162,984 | 660 |
| Orocopia Mountains Orocopia Mountains Orocopia Mountains The Orocopia Mountains are located in Riverside County in southern California, USA, east of the Coachella Valley, west of the Chuckwalla Mountains, and south of Interstate 10 in the Colorado Desert. The range lies in an east-west direction, and is approximately 18 miles long... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
46,093 | 187 |
| Otay Mountain | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
16,885 | 68 |
| Owens Peak Owens Peak Wilderness The Owens Peak Wilderness is a wilderness area comprising the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Owens Peak is the high point... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
73,573 | 298 |
| Pahrump Valley Pahrump Valley Pahrump Valley Pahrump Valley is a Mojave Desert valley west of Las Vegas and the Spring Mountains massif in southern Nye County, Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County, California. Pahrump, Nevada, is in the valley's center and the Tecopa and Chicago Valleys are immediately to the west... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
74,378 | 301 |
| Pahute Peak Pahute Peak Wilderness The Pahute Peak Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the central Black Rock Range west of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness.- External links :*... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
56,890 | 230 |
| Paiute Paiute Wilderness The Paiute Wilderness is an 87,900 acre wilderness area located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The wilderness is administered by the Bureau of Land Management.-References:, accessed August 25, 2010.-See also:*Wilderness*Wilderness Act... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
87,900 | 356 |
| Palen/McCoy Palen Mountains Palen Mountains The Palen Mountains are located in the southern Mojave Desert - northern Colorado Desert in eastern Riverside County, California, USA. The range lies southeast of the Coxcomb Mountains, and northeast of the Chuckwalla Mountains near Interstate 10.... -McCoy Mountains McCoy Mountains The McCoy Mountains are located in southeastern California in the United States.-Geography:The range lies in a northwest-southeasterly direction east of the Palen Mountains and south of the Little Maria Mountains... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
212,982 | 862 |
| Palo Verde Mountains Palo Verde Mountains Palo Verde Mountains The Palo Verde Mountains are a mountain range in northeastern Imperial County, California.The Palo Verde Mountains are located along the west side of the Colorado River in the Lower Colorado River Valley and Colorado Desert.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
29,167 | 118 |
| Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is composed of broad plateaus, tall escarpments, and deep canyons.... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
89,400 | 362 |
| Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness is a wilderness area located in northern Arizona and southern Utah, USA, within the arid Colorado Plateau region. The wilderness is composed of broad plateaus, tall escarpments, and deep canyons.... |
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the... |
20,000 | 81 |
| Parsnip Peak Parsnip Peak Wilderness Parsnip Peak Wilderness is a wilderness in northeastern Lincoln County, Nevada. Its elevations range from . It received wilderness status in 2004.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
43,693 | 177 |
| Peloncillo Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
19,440 | 79 |
| Picacho Peak | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
8,853 | 36 |
| Piper Mountain Piper Mountain Wilderness The Piper Mountain Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located in the White Mountains northeast of Big Pine, California in Inyo County, California.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
72,152 | 292 |
| Piute Mountains Piute Mountains Piute Mountains The Piute Mountains are found in southeastern California, in the Mojave Desert. The range crosses Interstate 40 at Mountain Springs Summit, 2,770 feet above sea level.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
48,044 | 194 |
| Powderhorn Powderhorn Wilderness The Powderhorn Wilderness is a wilderness area in Hinsdale and Gunnison Counties, Colorado, USA, located northeast of Lake City. Most of the northern part of the area, , about 77.5%, is located on Bureau of Land Management land and its southern portion, , about 22.5%, is located within the... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
48,115 | 195 |
| Rainbow Mountain | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
20,311 | 82 |
| Rawhide Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
38,470 | 156 |
| Redfield Canyon | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
6,600 | 27 |
| Resting Spring Range Resting Spring Range Resting Spring Range The Resting Spring Range is found in the eastern Mojave Desert of California near the Nevada state line in the United States. The range lies in a generally north-south direction to the west of the Nopah Range and southeast of the Amargosa Range and Greenwater Range.The mountains, in Inyo County on... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
76,280 | 309 |
| Rice Valley | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
41,643 | 169 |
| Riverside Mountains Riverside Mountains Riverside Mountains The Riverside Mountains are a mountain range in Riverside County, California. The town of Vidal, California is located in the West Riverside Mountains.-Geography:The Riverside Mountains are in the Colorado Desert, in the Lower Colorado River Valley region... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
24,029 | 97 |
| Rodman Mountains Rodman Mountains Rodman Mountains The Rodman Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The range is located south of Interstate 40 and Newberry Springs, and east of the Ord Mountains and northwest of the Bullion Mountains... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
29,793 | 121 |
| Sacatar Trail Sacatar Trail Wilderness The Sacatar Trail Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located northwest of Ridgecrest, California USA.It was created in 1994 with the passage of the California Desert Protection Act - Public Law 103-433 - and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management .The wilderness is in size... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
50,483 | 204 |
| Saddle Peak Hills Saddle Peak Hills Saddle Peak Hills The Saddle Peak Hills are a mountain range in San Bernardino County, California.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
1,528 | 6 |
| San Gorgonio San Gorgonio Wilderness San Gorgonio Wilderness is located in the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Morongo Valley and approximately northwest of Palm Springs, California... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
38,507 | 156 |
| Santa Lucia Santa Lucia Range | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
1,812 | 7 |
| Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Wilderness The Santa Rosa Wilderness is a wilderness area in Southern California, in the Santa Rosa Mountains of Riverside and San Diego counties, California. It is in the Colorado Desert section of the Sonoran Desert, above the Coachella Valley and Lower Colorado River Valley regions in a Peninsular... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
56,671 | 229 |
| Sawtooth Mountains Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness The Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness is a federal wilderness area of located south of Borrego Springs, California in San Diego County. This land was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System when the US Congress passed the California Desert Protection Act of 1994... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
33,598 | 136 |
| Sheephole Valley | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
186,673 | 755 |
| Sierra Estrella | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
14,400 | 58 |
| Signal Mountain | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
13,350 | 54 |
| South Jackson Mountains South Jackson Mountains Wilderness The South Jackson Mountains Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the Jackson Mountains south of the North Jackson Mountains Wilderness and east of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
54,535 | 221 |
| South Maricopa Mountains | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
60,100 | 243 |
| South McCullough | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
44,245 | 179 |
| South Nopah Range | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
17,050 | 69 |
| South Pahroc Range | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
25,800 | 104 |
| Spirit Mountain Spirit Mountain Wilderness Spirit Mountain Wilderness Area is a wilderness area located in the Newberry Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, northwest of Laughlin. Spirit Mountain lies within the area. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
605 | 2 |
| Stateline Stateline Wilderness Located in San Bernardino County, California approximately three miles northwest of Primm, NV and I-15, the small but pristine 7,004-acre Stateline Wilderness contains the eastern terminus of the 15-mile long Clark Mountain Range.... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
7,012 | 28 |
| Steens Mountain Steens Mountain Wilderness Steens Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area surrounding a portion of Steens Mountain of southeastern Oregon, U.S. The reserve falls within the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area . Both the reserve and the CMPA are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The... |
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
170,025 | 688 |
| Stepladder Mountains | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
83,527 | 338 |
| Surprise Canyon | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
24,373 | 99 |
| Swansea | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
16,400 | 66 |
| Sylvania Mountains Sylvania Mountains Wilderness The Sylvania Mountains Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located east of Bishop in the state of California. The wilderness is 18,677acres in size and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management . The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 created the Sylvania Mountains... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
18,677 | 76 |
| Table Rock Table Rock Wilderness The Table Rock Wilderness is a small pocket wilderness designated in 1984in the western Cascade Mountains in northwestern Oregon, United States. The wilderness area protects of forest in the historic Molalla River–Pudding River drainage basin, some southeast of Molalla, Oregon and southeast of... |
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
5,500 | 22 |
| Table Top | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
34,400 | 139 |
| Tres Alamos | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
8,300 | 34 |
| Trigo Mountains Trigo Mountains Wilderness Trigo Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area in the U.S. state of Arizona and was established in 1990. It is located north of Yuma east of the Colorado River in an area called the Lower Colorado River Valley. It is a stretch of ridgeline of the rugged desert Trigo Mountains and is adjacent to... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
30,300 | 123 |
| Trilobite | California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
29,626 | 120 |
| Trinity Alps Trinity Alps Wilderness The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a designated wilderness located in northern California, roughly between Eureka and Redding. It is jointly administered by Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, and Six Rivers National Forests. About are administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The wilderness is located in... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
4,471 | 18 |
| Tunnel Spring | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
5,371 | 22 |
| Turtle Mountains Turtle Mountains (California) Turtle Mountains (California) The Turtle Mountains, and Amat 'Achii'ar in the Mojave language, are located in San Bernardino County, California, in the southeastern part of the state.-Geography:The Turtle Mountains are southeast of Needles, California, west off of U.S... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
177,174 | 717 |
| Uncompahgre Uncompahgre Wilderness The Uncompahgre Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in southwest Colorado comprising 102,721 acres... |
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... |
3,390 | 14 |
| Upper Burro Creek Upper Burro Creek Wilderness Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area located in Yavapai and Mohave Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately northwest of the town of Bagdad.-Topography:... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
27,440 | 111 |
| Ventana Ventana Wilderness The Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest is a Federally designated wilderness area located in the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast of California. This wilderness was established in 1969 when the Ventana Wilderness Act abolished the Ventana Primitive Area and replaced it... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
723 | 3 |
| Wabayuma Peak | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
38,944 | 158 |
| Warm Springs Warm Springs Wilderness The Warm Springs Wilderness makes up the entirety of the Black Mesa and parts of the surrounding foothills, washes, alluvial fans, and valleys. The Black Mesa is the southernmost section of the Black Mountains of western Mohave County, in northwest Arizona... |
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
112,400 | 455 |
| Wee Thump Joshua Tree | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
6,050 | 24 |
| Weepah Spring Weepah Spring Wilderness Weepah Spring Wilderness is a wilderness area in Lincoln and Nye Counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately south of the town of Alamo and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.... |
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
51,480 | 208 |
| West Malpais | New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S... |
39,400 | 159 |
| Whipple Mountains Whipple Mountains Wilderness The Whipple Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness administered by the Bureau of Land Management . Most of the Whipple Mountains are within the wilderness area. It is located in the northeastern Colorado Desert near the Colorado River. Lake Havasu and Lake Havasu City are to the south . Earp,... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
76,063 | 308 |
| White Canyon | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
5,790 | 23 |
| White Rock Range | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
24,413 | 99 |
| Wild Rogue Wild Rogue Wilderness The Wild Rogue Wilderness is a wilderness area surrounding the eighty-four mile Wild and Scenic portion of the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon, U.S. to protect the watershed. The Wilderness was established in 1987 and now comprises... |
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
10,160 | 41 |
| Woolsey Peak | Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix... |
64,000 | 259 |
| Worthington Range | Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its... |
30,664 | 124 |
| Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness The Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located west of Red Bluff in the state of California. Created by the Wilderness Act of 1964, the land area was originally .... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
7,125 | 29 |
Wilderness study areas
604 sites, total 15,566,656 acres (62,966 km²)- Abert Rim Wilderness Study Area
- Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study AreaAden Lava Flow Wilderness Study AreaAden Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area is one of many Wilderness Study Areas operated by the Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico. It is in size....
- Adobe Badlands Wilderness Study Area
- Adobe Town Wilderness Study Area
- Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study AreaAh-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study AreaAh-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area is located in San Juan County, New Mexico between Chaco Canyon and the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. The Wilderness Study Area has multicolored badlands, sandstone hoodoos, petrified wood and dinosaur bones, similar to those found in the nearby Bisti Badlands and...
- Alamo Hueco MountainsAlamo Hueco MountainsThe Alamo Hueco Mountains are a 15 mile long, mountain range in southeast Hidalgo County, New Mexico, adjacent the border of Chihuahua state, Mexico. The range lies near the southern end of the mountains bordering the extensive north-south Playas Valley; the Little Hatchet and Big Hatchet...
Wilderness Study Area - Alder Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Aldrich Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Alkali Basin - East Sand Dunes Wilderness Study Area
- Alkali Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Alkali Draw Wilderness Study Area
- Alvord Desert Wilderness Study Area
- American Flats Wilderness Study Area
- Ant Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Antelope Wilderness Study Area
- Antelope Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Antelope Range Wilderness Study Area
- Apache Box Wilderness Study Area
- Apache Box Add-on Wilderness Study Area
- Appendicitis Hill Wilderness Study Area
- Augusta Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Avawatz Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area
- Bad Lands Wilderness Study Area
- Baker Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Basque Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Bear Den Butte Wilderness Study Area
- Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Beauty Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Beaver Dam Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Beaver Meadows Wilderness Study Area
- Behind The Rocks Wilderness Study Area
- Bell/Limekiln Canyons Wilderness Study Area
- Bennett Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Big Butte Wilderness Study Area
- Big Hatchet MountainsBig Hatchet MountainsThe Big Hatchet Mountains are an 18 mi long, mountain range in southeast Hidalgo County, New Mexico, adjacent the northern border of Chihuahua state, Mexico....
Wilderness Study Area - Big Horn Tack-on Wilderness Study Area
- Bill Hare Gulch Wilderness Study Area
- Billy Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Bitterbrush Wilderness Study Area
- Black Butte Wilderness Study Area
- Black Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Black Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Black Ridge Canyon West Wilderness Study Area
- Black Sage Wilderness Study Area
- Blacktail Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Blitzen River Wilderness Study Area
- Blue Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Blue Canyon Add-on Wilderness Study Area
- Blue Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Blue Eagle Wilderness Study Area
- Blue Lakes Wilderness Study Area
- Bluebell Wilderness Study Area
- Bobcat Draw Badlands Wilderness Study Area
- Bodie Wilderness Study Area
- Bodie Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Book Cliffs Mountain Browse Wilderness Study Area
- Borah Peak Wilderness Study Area
- Boulder Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Bowden Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Box Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Brewer Spruce Wilderness Study Area
- Bridge Coulee Wilderness Study Area
- Bridge Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Bridger Jack Mesa Wilderness Study Area
- Brokeoff Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Buffalo Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Buffalo Hump Wilderness Study Area
- Bull Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Bull Gulch Wilderness Study Area
- Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Burbank Canyons Wilderness Study Area
- Burning Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Burnt Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Burnt Lodge Wilderness Study Area
- Burnt Timber Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Butler Wash Wilderness Study Area
- Cactus PlainEast Cactus Plain WildernessThe East Cactus Plain Wilderness is a wilderness area on the Cactus Plain north of Bouse, Arizona. It is one of twenty-five wilderness areas located in the Lower Colorado River Valley region, south of Lake Mead-Hoover Dam...
Wilderness Study Area - Goshute Canyon WildernessGoshute Canyon WildernessGoshute Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in northern White Pine County and southern Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Cherry Creek Range north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of...
Study Area - Little Humboldt River Wilderness Study Area
- Marble Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area
- Million Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Morey Peak Wilderness Study Area
- Mount Grafton Wilderness Study Area
- Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Area
- Mount Stirling Wilderness Study Area
- Mountain Meadow Wilderness Study Area
- North Fork Little Humboldt Wilderness Study Area
- Owyhee Canyon Wilderness Study Area
- Palisade Mesa Wilderness Study Area
- Park Range Wilderness Study Area
- Pigeon Spring Wilderness Study Area
- Pinyon Joshua Transit Wilderness Study Area
- Pole Creek Wilderness Study Area
- Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Pueblo Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Queer Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Rawhide Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Red Spring Wilderness Study Area
- Resting Springs Wilderness Study Area
- Riordan's Well Wilderness Study Area
- Roberts Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Rough Hills Wilderness Study Area
- Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area
- Sheldon Contiguous Wilderness Study Area
- Shoshone Ponds Wilderness Study Area
- Shoshone Pygmy Sage Wilderness Study Area
- Silver Peak Range Wilderness Study Area
- Simpson Park Wilderness Study Area
- Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area
- South Egan Range Wilderness Study Area
- South Fork Owyhee River Wilderness Study Area
- South Pequop Wilderness Study Area
- South Reveille Wilderness Study Area
- Stillwater Range Wilderness Study Area
- Sunrise Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Swamp Cedar Wilderness Study Area
- The Wall Wilderness Study Area
- Tobin Range Wilderness Study Area
- Twin Peaks Wilderness Study Area
- Virgin Mountain Wilderness Study Area
- Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area
National historic trails
10 sites, total 4,563 miles (7343 km)- California National Historic Trail
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic TrailEl Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail is a part of the United States National Historic Trail system. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro was a 1,600 mile long trade route between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, from 1598 to 1882...
- Iditarod National Historic Trail
- Lewis and Clark National Historic TrailLewis and Clark National Historic TrailThe Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is a route across the United States commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806. It is part of the National Trails System of the United States...
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Nez Perce National Historic TrailNez Perce National Historic TrailThe Nez Perce National Historical Trail follows the same journey undertaken by a band of the Nez Perce Indian tribe in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry. The 1,170 mile trail was created in 1986 as part of the National Trails System Act and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service....
- Old Spanish National Historic Trail
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailJuan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trailthumb|325px|MAP: [[Juan Bautista de Anza]] National Historic Trail routes in [[Arizona]] and [[California]].The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is a National Park Service unit in the United States National Historic Trail and National Millennium Trail programs...
National scenic trails
2 units, total 640 miles (1030 km)- Continental Divide TrailContinental Divide TrailThe Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles between Mexico and Canada. It follows the Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five U.S. states — Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico...
- Pacific Crest TrailPacific Crest TrailThe Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The southern terminus is at the California border with Mexico...
National wild and scenic rivers
38 sites, total 2,061 miles (3317 km)See List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers
Other
| Site | State | BLM area (acre) | km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headwaters Forest Reserve Headwaters Forest The Headwaters Forest Reserve is a series of old growth Coast Redwood groves measuring about . Located in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion near Humboldt Bay of the U.S. state of California, most of it was owned by the now defunct Pacific Lumber Company, which was owned by Charles... |
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... |
7,472 | 30 |
| Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area Steens Mountain Steens Mountain is a large fault-block mountain in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Harney County, it stretches some and rises from an elevation of about above the Alvord Desert to its peak at... |
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
428,156 | 1,733 |
| White Mountains National Recreation Area | Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... |
998,702 | 4,042 |
| Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area Yaquina Head Yaquina Head is a headland extending into the Pacific Ocean north of Newport, Oregon, United States. It is the site of the Yaquina Head Light, and is managed as Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area by the Bureau of Land Management.... |
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern... |
100 | 0.4 |