Congress created the Dome Wilderness in New Mexico in 1980. The wilderness area is around on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. The wilderness area borders the Bandelier Wilderness in

Bandelier National Monument Bandelier National Monument is a United States National Monument near Los Alamos in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico. The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest. Most ...

. The Dome Wilderness is easily accessible from Los Alamos, New Mexico, by paved and gravel roads. There are several trailheads on the national forest and some trails extend into the national monument, allowing for long loop hikes. Like the rest of the Santa Fe National Forest, the wilderness area has many prehistoric sites. Because a

fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition point, flames a ...

destroyed much of the Dome Wilderness in 1996, the stark landscape stands out in contrast to other parts of the forest. The highest point in the wilderness area is near St. Peter's Dome.

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U.S. Geological Survey Map
at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved April 11, 2023. Wilderness areas of New Mexico Santa Fe National Forest Jemez Mountains Protected areas of Sandoval County, New Mexico IUCN Category Ib Protected areas established in 1980 1980 establishments in New Mexico {{NewMexico-geo-stub