Cinder Cone Wilderness (original) (raw)
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Protected area in New Mexico, US
| Cinder Cone Wilderness | |
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| IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1] | |
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| Location | Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA |
| Nearest city | Las Cruces, NM |
| Coordinates | 31°56′21″N 107°12′23″W / 31.9391839°N 107.2065147°W / 31.9391839; -107.2065147 |
| Area | 16,935 acres (69 km2) |
| Established | 2019 (2019) |
| Governing body | U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management |
Cinder Cone Wilderness is a 16,935-acre (6,853 ha) wilderness area in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 2019, this Wilderness located in the West Potrillo Mountains, contains a high concentration of cinder cones among a landscape typical of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem.[2]
- ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 30, 2023
- ^ Cinder Cone Wilderness - Wilderness Connect
- Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument Wilderness - New Mexico Wilderness Alliance