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, U.S. federal lands. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the BLM oversees more than of land, or one ...
(BLM) in
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...
. It is in size. The
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, 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 federal government of the United States, federally managed Wilderness, wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition. Activity on formally ...
, 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 southwest of
Las Cruces, and is south of County Road B002.
Aden Crater lies at the western side of the lava flow.
References
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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