Cinder Cone Wilderness is a 16,935-acre (6,853 ha)
wilderness area
Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...
in the
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Organ may refer to:
Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
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managed by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
in the
U.S.
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. Established in 2019, this Wilderness located in the
West Potrillo Mountains
The West Potrillo Mountains are a mountain range in south central Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. They are located approximately northwest of El Paso, Texas, southwest of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and southeast of Deming, New Mexico ...
, contains a high concentration of
cinder cones among a landscape typical of a
Chihuahuan Desert
The Chihuahuan Desert ( es, Desierto de Chihuahua, ) is a desert ecoregion designation covering parts of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It occupies much of far West Texas, the middle to lower Rio Grande Valley and the lower P ...
ecosystem.
Cinder Cone Wilderness
- Wilderness Connect
See also
*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
*United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wild ...
References
External links
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument Wilderness
- New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
IUCN Category Ib
Wilderness areas of New Mexico
Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument
Protected areas of Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Protected areas established in 2019
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