Aden Lava Flow Wilderness is one of many Wildernesses operated by the

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 ...

(BLM) in

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 ...

. It is in size. The

John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 is an Omnibus bill, omnibus lands act that protected public lands and modified management provisions. The bill designated more than of National Wilderness Preservation ...

, signed March 12, 2019, designates the Wilderness as a component of the

National Wilderness Preservation System The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. Activity on formally designated wilderness areas is coordinated by the Na ...

, protecting approximately 27,673 acres. Prior to its 2019 designation, it was known as the Aden Lava Flow Wilderness Study Area. It lies within the

Potrillo volcanic field The Potrillo volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field located on the Rio Grande Rift in southern New Mexico, United States and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. The volcanic field lies southwest of Las Cruces, and occupies about near the U. ...

southwest of Las Cruces, and is south of County Road B002.

Aden Crater Aden Crater is a small shield volcano located in Doña Ana County, about southwest of Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is located in the northwest part of the Aden-Afton basalt field, which is part of the central area of the Potrillo volcanic field ...

lies at the western side of the lava flow.

References

{{authority control Wilderness areas of New Mexico Volcanic fields of the United States Bureau of Land Management areas in New Mexico Protected areas of Doña Ana County, New Mexico Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument Protected areas established in 2019 2019 establishments in New Mexico