List of wilderness study areas

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This is a list of some of the wilderness study areas (WSA) in the United States as of January 2026. Wilderness study areas are designated lands that meet criteria of the Wilderness Act and are managed as wilderness by their parent agency, pending final determination by Congress. [1]

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Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas

Handies Peak WSA, near Lake City, Colorado View from Handies Peak.jpg
Handies Peak WSA, near Lake City, Colorado
Sleeping Giant WSA, near Helena, Montana Sleeping Giant WSA (9471423291).jpg
Sleeping Giant WSA, near Helena, Montana

These areas are administered as part of the National Conservation Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. [2]

States with BLM wilderness study areas

States with Wilderness Study Areas
StateNumber of areasTotal area
Alaska1260,000 acres (1,100 km2)
Arizona263,930 acres (258.7 km2)
California59503,539 acres (2,037.75 km2)
Colorado53546,969 acres (2,213.51 km2)
Idaho40544,619 acres (2,203.99 km2)
Montana35435,084 acres (1,760.72 km2)
Nevada562,018,717 acres (8,169.46 km2)
New Mexico48725,006 acres (2,934.00 km2)
Oregon872,645,103 acres (10,704.35 km2)
Utah772,795,574 acres (11,313.29 km2)
Washington15,554 acres (22.48 km2)
Wyoming42574,401 acres (2,324.52 km2)
Total487*11,118,496 acres (44,994.96 km2)

BLM wilderness study areas

Wilderness study areas
StateNameAreaRecommendation date
AlaskaCentral Arctic Management Area260,000 acres (1,100 km2)NA
ArizonaBaker Canyon4,812 acres (19.47 km2)NA
Arizona Cactus Plain 59,118 acres (239.24 km2)June 2005
CaliforniaBear Canyon318 acres (1.29 km2)January 1979
CaliforniaBear Mountain4,023 acres (16.28 km2)January 1979
CaliforniaBeauty Mountain3,830 acres (15.5 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaBig Butte1,500 acres (6.1 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaBitterbrush640 acres (2.6 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaBlack Mountain150 acres (0.61 km2)NA
CaliforniaBodie16,482 acres (66.70 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaBodie Mountain23,934 acres (96.86 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaBuffalo Hills856 acres (3.46 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCaliente Mountain17,590 acres (71.2 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCarrizo Gorge300 acres (1.2 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCarson Iceberg550 acres (2.2 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCasa Diablo5,325 acres (21.55 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCerro Gordo5,800 acres (23 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaChidago Canyon19,702 acres (79.73 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaCrater Mountain7,069 acres (28.61 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaDry Valley Rim18,131 acres (73.37 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaEden Valley6,166 acres (24.95 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaExcelsior9,383 acres (37.97 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaFish Slough14,700 acres (59 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaFive Springs47,823 acres (193.53 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaGarcia Mountain80 acres (0.32 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaHauser Mountain5,540 acres (22.4 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaIndependence Creek6,458 acres (26.13 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaLava10,770 acres (43.6 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaMachesna70 acres (0.28 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaMerced River12,959 acres (52.44 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaMilk Ranch/Case Mountain8,970 acres (36.3 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaMoses558 acres (2.26 km2)NA
CaliforniaMount Biedeman13,069 acres (52.89 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaOwens Peak310 acres (1.3 km2)July 1991
California Panoche Hills North6,631 acres (26.83 km2)July 1991
California Panoche Hills South11,229 acres (45.44 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaPit River Canyon11,724 acres (47.45 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaPiute Cypress3,453 acres (13.97 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaRockhouse (a)130 acres (0.53 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaRocky Creek/Cache Creek6,570 acres (26.6 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSacatar Meadows140 acres (0.57 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSan Benito Mountain1,500 acres (6.1 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSan Felipe Hills5,325 acres (21.55 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSan Ysidro Mountain2,125 acres (8.60 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSawtooth Mountains A3,883 acres (15.71 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSawtooth Mountains C600 acres (2.4 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaScodie420 acres (1.7 km2)NA
CaliforniaSheep Ridge5,102 acres (20.65 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSkedaddle61,421 acres (248.56 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSlinkard6,268 acres (25.37 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSouth Warner Contiguous4,330 acres (17.5 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSouthern Inyo4,900 acres (20 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaSymmes Creek7,694 acres (31.14 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaTable Mountain1,018 acres (4.12 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaThatcher Ridge130 acres (0.53 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaTimbered Crater and Baker Cypress17,896 acres (72.42 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaTule Mountain16,998 acres (68.79 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaTunnison Mountain19,884 acres (80.47 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaTwin Peaks25,667 acres (103.87 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaVolcanic Tablelands12,499 acres (50.58 km2)July 1991
CaliforniaWhite Mountains1,700 acres (6.9 km2)NA
CaliforniaYolla Bolly Contiguous646 acres (2.61 km2)July 1991
Colorado Adobe Badlands 10,425 acres (42.19 km2)January 1993
ColoradoAmerican Flats3,306 acres (13.38 km2)January 1993
ColoradoAnt Hills4,354 acres (17.62 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBeaver Creek26,150 acres (105.8 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBill Hare Gulch76 acres (0.31 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBlack Canyon1,430 acres (5.8 km2)NA
ColoradoBlack Mountain9,932 acres (40.19 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBlack Ridge Canyons0 acres (0 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBrowns Canyon6,614 acres (26.77 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBull Canyon11,777 acres (47.66 km2)January 1993
ColoradoBull Gulch15,000 acres (61 km2)January 1993
ColoradoCahone Canyon8,960 acres (36.3 km2)January 1993
ColoradoCamel Back10,402 acres (42.10 km2)January 1993
ColoradoCastle Peak11,940 acres (48.3 km2)January 1993
ColoradoChew Winter Camp1,320 acres (5.3 km2)January 1993
ColoradoCross Canyon11,580 acres (46.9 km2)January 1993
ColoradoCross Mountain14,081 acres (56.98 km2)January 1993
ColoradoDemaree Canyon21,050 acres (85.2 km2)January 1993
ColoradoDiamond Breaks31,480 acres (127.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoDolores River Canyon28,668 acres (116.02 km2)January 1993
ColoradoDomingquez Canyon2,086 acres (8.44 km2)January 1993
ColoradoEagle Mountain330 acres (1.3 km2)January 1993
ColoradoHack Lake10 acres (0.040 km2)January 1993
ColoradoHandies Peak16,664 acres (67.44 km2)January 1993
ColoradoHigh Mesa Grassland680 acres (2.8 km2)January 1993
ColoradoLittle Book Cliffs26,525 acres (107.34 km2)January 1993
ColoradoLower Grape Creek11,220 acres (45.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoMcIntyre Hills16,650 acres (67.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoMcKenna Peak19,398 acres (78.50 km2)January 1993
ColoradoMenefee Mountain7,089 acres (28.69 km2)January 1993
ColoradoNeedle Rock80 acres (0.32 km2)January 1993
ColoradoNorth Sand Hills791 acres (3.20 km2)January 1993
ColoradoOil Spring Mountain17,740 acres (71.8 km2)January 1993
ColoradoPapa Keal366 acres (1.48 km2)January 1993
ColoradoPeterson Draw5,160 acres (20.9 km2)January 1993
ColoradoPlatte River Contiguous30 acres (0.12 km2)January 1993
ColoradoPowderhorn7,022 acres (28.42 km2)January 1993
ColoradoRare Lizard and Snake443 acres (1.79 km2)January 1993
ColoradoRed Cloud Peak36,722 acres (148.61 km2)January 1993
Colorado San Luis Hills 10,240 acres (41.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoSewemup Mesa19,140 acres (77.5 km2)January 1993
ColoradoSkull Creek13,740 acres (55.6 km2)January 1993
ColoradoSquaw/Papoose Canyon4,611 acres (18.66 km2)January 1993
ColoradoThe Palisade26,050 acres (105.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoTroublesome8,250 acres (33.4 km2)January 1993
ColoradoUpper Grape Creek10,200 acres (41 km2)January 1993
ColoradoVale of Tears7,420 acres (30.0 km2)January 1993
ColoradoWeber Mountain6,303 acres (25.51 km2)January 1993
ColoradoWeminuche Contiguous1,840 acres (7.4 km2)NA
Colorado West Cold Spring 14,482 acres (58.61 km2)January 1993
ColoradoWhitehead Gulch1,500 acres (6.1 km2)NA
ColoradoWillow Creek13,368 acres (54.10 km2)January 1993
ColoradoWindy Gulch12,274 acres (49.67 km2)September 1992
IdahoAppendicitis Hill25,376 acres (102.69 km2)September 1992
IdahoBear Den Butte5,419 acres (21.93 km2)September 1992
IdahoBlack Butte3,893 acres (15.75 km2)September 1992
IdahoBlack Canyon I10,609 acres (42.93 km2)September 1992
Idaho Black Canyon II 5,534 acres (22.40 km2)September 1992
IdahoBorah Peak3,941 acres (15.95 km2)September 1992
IdahoBox Creek439 acres (1.78 km2)September 1992
IdahoBurnt Creek23,829 acres (96.43 km2)September 1992
IdahoCedar Butte36,390 acres (147.3 km2)September 1992
IdahoChina Cup Butte166 acres (0.67 km2)1985
IdahoCrystal Lake8,893 acres (35.99 km2)September 1992
IdahoDeer Creek8,071 acres (32.66 km2)September 1992
IdahoEighteen Mile25,015 acres (101.23 km2)September 1992
IdahoFriedman Creek9,424 acres (38.14 km2)September 1992
IdahoGoldburg3,946 acres (15.97 km2)September 1992
Idaho Gooding City of Rocks East 14,317 acres (57.94 km2)September 1992
Idaho Gooding City of Rocks West 6,656 acres (26.94 km2)September 1992
IdahoGrandmother Mountain11,825 acres (47.85 km2)September 1992
IdahoGreat Rift46,632 acres (188.71 km2)September 1992
IdahoHawley Mountain16,807 acres (68.02 km2)September 1992
IdahoHell's Half Acre67,751 acres (274.18 km2)September 1992
IdahoHenry's Lake337 acres (1.36 km2)September 1992
IdahoKing Hill Creek28,218 acres (114.19 km2)September 1992
IdahoLava23,276 acres (94.19 km2)September 1992
Idaho Little City of Rocks 6,606 acres (26.73 km2)September 1992
IdahoLittle Deer13,936 acres (56.40 km2)September 1992
IdahoLittle Wood River4,183 acres (16.93 km2)September 1992
IdahoLower Salmon Falls Creek3,282 acres (13.28 km2)September 1992
IdahoMarshall Mountain5,527 acres (22.37 km2)September 1992
IdahoPetticoat Peak11,192 acres (45.29 km2)September 1992
IdahoRaven's Eye31,319 acres (126.74 km2)September 1992
Idaho Sand Butte 21,399 acres (86.60 km2)September 1992
IdahoSand Mountain21,709 acres (87.85 km2)September 1992
IdahoSelkirk Crest622 acres (2.52 km2)September 1992
Idaho Shale Butte 15,560 acres (63.0 km2)September 1992
IdahoShoshone6,757 acres (27.34 km2)September 1992
IdahoSnake River Islands341 acres (1.38 km2)September 1992
IdahoSnowhole Rapids5,336 acres (21.59 km2)September 1992
IdahoWhite Knob Mountains10,047 acres (40.66 km2)September 1992
IdahoWorm Creek39 acres (0.16 km2)September 1992
MontanaAntelope Creek12,350 acres (50.0 km2)January 1993
MontanaAxolotl Lakes7,804 acres (31.58 km2)January 1993
MontanaBell/Limekiln Canyons9,650 acres (39.1 km2)January 1993
MontanaBig Horn Tack-on2,470 acres (10.0 km2)January 1993
MontanaBilly Creek3,450 acres (14.0 km2)January 1993
MontanaBitter Creek59,660 acres (241.4 km2)January 1993
MontanaBlack Sage5,926 acres (23.98 km2)January 1993
MontanaBlacktail Mountains17,479 acres (70.74 km2)January 1993
MontanaBridge Coulee5,900 acres (24 km2)January 1993
MontanaBurnt Lodge13,730 acres (55.6 km2)January 1993
MontanaBurnt Timber Canyon3,430 acres (13.9 km2)January 1993
MontanaCentennial Mountains27,691 acres (112.06 km2)January 1993
MontanaCow Creek34,050 acres (137.8 km2)January 1993
MontanaDog Creek South5,150 acres (20.8 km2)January 1993
MontanaEast Fork Blacktail Deer Creek6,230 acres (25.2 km2)January 1993
MontanaElkhorn3,585 acres (14.51 km2)January 1993
MontanaErvin Ridge10,200 acres (41 km2)January 1993
MontanaFarlin Creek1,139 acres (4.61 km2)January 1993
MontanaHenneberry Ridge9,806 acres (39.68 km2)January 1993
MontanaHidden Pasture Creek15,509 acres (62.76 km2)January 1993
MontanaHoodoo Mountain11,380 acres (46.1 km2)January 1993
MontanaHumbug Spires11,175 acres (45.22 km2)January 1993
MontanaMusselshell Breaks8,650 acres (35.0 km2)January 1993
MontanaPryor Mountain12,575 acres (50.89 km2)January 1993
MontanaQuigg West520 acres (2.1 km2)January 1993
MontanaRuby Mountains26,611 acres (107.69 km2)January 1993
MontanaSeven Blackfoot20,250 acres (81.9 km2)January 1993
Montana Sleeping Giant/Sheep Creek10,454 acres (42.31 km2)January 1993
MontanaSquare Butte1,947 acres (7.88 km2)January 1993
MontanaStafford4,800 acres (19 km2)January 1993
MontanaTerry Badlands44,910 acres (181.7 km2)January 1993
MontanaTwin Coulee6,870 acres (27.8 km2)January 1993
MontanaWales Creek11,580 acres (46.9 km2)January 1993
MontanaWoodhawk8,100 acres (33 km2)January 1993
MontanaYellowstone River Island53 acres (0.21 km2)January 1993
NevadaAntelope Range43,700 acres (177 km2)September 1992
NevadaAugusta Mountains23,580 acres (95.4 km2)September 1992
NevadaBad Lands9,426 acres (38.15 km2)September 1992
NevadaBlue Eagle59,560 acres (241.0 km2)May 1992
NevadaBluebell55,665 acres (225.27 km2)May 1992
NevadaBuffalo Hills45,287 acres (183.27 km2)May 1992
NevadaBurbank Canyons13,395 acres (54.21 km2)May 1992
NevadaCedar Ridge10,009 acres (40.50 km2)September 1992
NevadaChina Mountain10,358 acres (41.92 km2)May 1992
NevadaDisaster Peak13,200 acres (53 km2)May 1992
NevadaDry Valley Rim76,177 acres (308.28 km2)September 1992
NevadaFandango530 acres (2.1 km2)May 1992
NevadaFive Springs1,383 acres (5.60 km2)May 1992
NevadaFox Range75,404 acres (305.15 km2)September 1992
NevadaGabbs Valley Range79,600 acres (322 km2)May 1992
NevadaGoshute Canyon362 acres (1.46 km2)May 1992
NevadaGoshute Peak69,770 acres (282.3 km2)May 1992
NevadaGrapevine Mountains66,800 acres (270 km2)May 1992
NevadaKawich54,320 acres (219.8 km2)May 1992
NevadaLahonton Cutthroat Trout12,316 acres (49.84 km2)May 1992
NevadaLittle Humboldt River42,213 acres (170.83 km2)September 1992
NevadaMassacre Rim101,290 acres (409.9 km2)May 1992
NevadaMillion Hills21,296 acres (86.18 km2)May 1992
NevadaMorey Peak5,070 acres (20.5 km2)May 1992
NevadaMount Limbo23,752 acres (96.12 km2)May 1992
NevadaMount Stirling5,600 acres (23 km2)September 1992
NevadaMountain Meadow22 acres (0.089 km2)May 1992
NevadaNorth Fork Little Humboldt69,683 acres (282.00 km2)May 1992
NevadaOwyhee Canyon21,875 acres (88.52 km2)May 1992
NevadaPalisade Mesa99,550 acres (402.9 km2)September 1992
NevadaPark Range47,268 acres (191.29 km2)May 1992
NevadaPigeon Spring3,575 acres (14.47 km2)May 1992
NevadaPinyon Joshua560 acres (2.3 km2)May 1992
NevadaPole Creek12,969 acres (52.48 km2)May 1992
NevadaPoodle Mountain142,050 acres (574.9 km2)May 1992
NevadaPueblo Mountains600 acres (2.4 km2)May 1992
NevadaQueer Mountain81,550 acres (330.0 km2)May 1992
NevadaRawhide Mountain64,360 acres (260.5 km2)May 1992
NevadaRed Spring7,847 acres (31.76 km2)May 1992
NevadaResting Springs3,850 acres (15.6 km2)May 1992
NevadaRiordan's Well57,002 acres (230.68 km2)May 1992
NevadaRoberts Mountain15,090 acres (61.1 km2)May 1992
NevadaRough Hills6,685 acres (27.05 km2)May 1992
NevadaSelenite Mountains32,041 acres (129.67 km2)May 1992
NevadaSheldon Contiguous23,700 acres (96 km2)September 1992
NevadaSilver Peak Range33,900 acres (137 km2)May 1992
NevadaSimpson Park49,670 acres (201.0 km2)September 1992
NevadaSkedaddle589 acres (2.38 km2)May 1992
NevadaSouth Fork Owyhee River7,842 acres (31.74 km2)May 1992
NevadaSouth Pequop41,090 acres (166.3 km2)May 1992
NevadaSouth Reveille106,200 acres (430 km2)May 1992
NevadaThe Wall38,000 acres (150 km2)May 1992
NevadaTobin Range13,107 acres (53.04 km2)May 1992
NevadaTwin Peaks65,114 acres (263.51 km2)September 1992
NevadaVirgin Mountain6,560 acres (26.5 km2)May 1992
NevadaWall Canyon46,305 acres (187.39 km2)September 1992
New MexicoAlama Hueco Mountains16,264 acres (65.82 km2)September 1992
New MexicoAntelope20,710 acres (83.8 km2)September 1992
New MexicoApache Box932 acres (3.77 km2)September 1992
New MexicoApache box Add-on6,229 acres (25.21 km2)NA
New MexicoBig Hatchet Mountains65,872 acres (266.57 km2)September 1992
New MexicoBlue Creek14,896 acres (60.28 km2)September 1992
New MexicoBrokeoff Mountains31,606 acres (127.90 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCabezon8,159 acres (33.02 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCanyons3,930 acres (15.9 km2)NA
New MexicoCarrizozo Lava Flow10,690 acres (43.3 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCedar Mountains14,911 acres (60.34 km2)September 1992
New MexicoChain-of-Craters18,300 acres (74 km2)1991
New MexicoChamisa16,602 acres (67.19 km2)September 1992
New MexicoContinental Divide68,761 acres (278.27 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCooke's Range19,608 acres (79.35 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCowboy Spring6,699 acres (27.11 km2)September 1992
New MexicoCulp Canyon10,937 acres (44.26 km2)September 1992
New MexicoDevil's Backbone8,904 acres (36.03 km2)September 1992
New MexicoDevil's Den Canyon320 acres (1.3 km2)September 1992
New MexicoDevil's Ranch860 acres (3.5 km2)NA
New MexicoEagle Peak43,960 acres (177.9 km2)September 1992
New MexicoEl Malpais21,300 acres (86 km2)September 1992
New MexicoEmpedrado9,007 acres (36.45 km2)September 1992
New MexicoFlorida Mountains22,336 acres (90.39 km2)September 1992
New MexicoGila Lower Box8,555 acres (34.62 km2)September 1992
New MexicoGray Peak14,678 acres (59.40 km2)September 1992
New MexicoGuadalupe Canyon4,146 acres (16.78 km2)September 1992
New MexicoHorse Mountain5,032 acres (20.36 km2)September 1992
New MexicoHoverrocker22 acres (0.089 km2)September 1992
New MexicoIgnacio Chavez33,609 acres (136.01 km2)September 1992
New MexicoJornada del Muerto31,147 acres (126.05 km2)September 1992
New MexicoLa Lena11,718 acres (47.42 km2)September 1992
New MexicoLittle Black Peak15,469 acres (62.60 km2)September 1992
New MexicoLonesome Ridge3,505 acres (14.18 km2)September 1992
New MexicoManzano881 acres (3.57 km2)September 1992
New MexicoMathers362 acres (1.46 km2)September 1992
New MexicoMcKittrick Canyon200 acres (0.81 km2)September 1992
New MexicoMesita Blanca19,414 acres (78.57 km2)September 1992
New MexicoMudgetts2,941 acres (11.90 km2)September 1992
New MexicoOjito124 acres (0.50 km2)September 1992
New MexicoPeloncillo Mountains4,061 acres (16.43 km2)September 1992
New MexicoPetaca Pinta11,668 acres (47.22 km2)September 1992
New MexicoPresilla8,680 acres (35.1 km2)September 1992
New MexicoRio Chama12,671 acres (51.28 km2)September 1992
New MexicoSierra de las Canas12,838 acres (51.95 km2)September 1992
New MexicoSierra Ladrones45,308 acres (183.35 km2)September 1992
New MexicoStallion24,238 acres (98.09 km2)September 1992
New MexicoVeranito7,206 acres (29.16 km2)September 1992
New MexicoWest Potrillo Mountains4,100 acres (17 km2)September 1992
OregonAbert Rim25,105 acres (101.60 km2)July 1992
OregonAldrich Mountain9,132 acres (36.96 km2)July 1992
OregonAlvord Desert236,276 acres (956.18 km2)July 1992
OregonBasque Hills140,271 acres (567.66 km2)July 1992
OregonBeaver Dam Creek19,080 acres (77.2 km2)July 1992
OregonBlitzen River31,914 acres (129.15 km2)July 1992
OregonBlue Canyon12,581 acres (50.91 km2)July 1992
OregonBowden Hills59,031 acres (238.89 km2)July 1992
OregonBrewer Spruce208 acres (0.84 km2)July 1992
OregonBridge Creek14,322 acres (57.96 km2)July 1992
OregonCamp Creek19,880 acres (80.5 km2)July 1992
OregonCastle Rock6,151 acres (24.89 km2)July 1992
OregonCedar Mountain33,433 acres (135.30 km2)July 1992
OregonClarks Butte31,291 acres (126.63 km2)July 1992
OregonCottonwood Creek8,110 acres (32.8 km2)July 1992
OregonCougar Well19,345 acres (78.29 km2)July 1992
OregonDeschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls2,504 acres (10.13 km2)July 1992
OregonDevils Garden Lava Bed28,163 acres (113.97 km2)July 1992
OregonDiablo Mountain118,693 acres (480.33 km2)July 1992
OregonDisaster Peak17,376 acres (70.32 km2)July 1992
OregonDouglas-Fir579 acres (2.34 km2)July 1992
OregonDry Creek23,353 acres (94.51 km2)July 1992
OregonDry Creek Buttes51,285 acres (207.54 km2)July 1992
OregonEast Alvord22,142 acres (89.61 km2)July 1992
OregonFifteenmile Creek50,352 acres (203.77 km2)July 1992
OregonFish Creek Rim19,141 acres (77.46 km2)July 1992
OregonFour Craters Lava Bed12,474 acres (50.48 km2)July 1992
OregonGerry Mountain22,289 acres (90.20 km2)July 1992
OregonGold Creek13,591 acres (55.00 km2)July 1992
OregonGuano Creek10,557 acres (42.72 km2)July 1992
OregonHampton Butte10,246 acres (41.46 km2)July 1992
OregonHawk Mountain69,741 acres (282.23 km2)July 1992
OregonHeath Lake21,199 acres (85.79 km2)July 1992
OregonHigh Steens14,092 acres (57.03 km2)July 1992
OregonHome Creek1,178 acres (4.77 km2)July 1992
OregonHomestead7,615 acres (30.82 km2)July 1992
OregonHoneycombs38,771 acres (156.90 km2)July 1992
OregonIndian Creek211 acres (0.85 km2)July 1992
OregonJordan Craters27,761 acres (112.34 km2)July 1992
OregonLittle Sink80 acres (0.32 km2)July 1992
OregonLookout Butte66,194 acres (267.88 km2)July 1992
OregonLost Forest8,084 acres (32.71 km2)July 1992
OregonLower John Day25,406 acres (102.81 km2)July 1992
OregonLower Owyhee Canyon74,767 acres (302.57 km2)July 1992
OregonLower Stonehouse7,460 acres (30.2 km2)July 1992
OregonMahogany Ridge27,365 acres (110.74 km2)July 1992
OregonMalheur River-Bluebucket Creek5,543 acres (22.43 km2)July 1992
OregonMcgraw Creek505 acres (2.04 km2)July 1992
OregonMountain Lakes340 acres (1.4 km2)July 1992
OregonNorth Fork11,398 acres (46.13 km2)July 1992
OregonNorth Pole Ridge7,317 acres (29.61 km2)July 1992
OregonOregon Canyon42,071 acres (170.26 km2)July 1992
OregonOrejana Canyon24,147 acres (97.72 km2)July 1992
OregonOwyhee Breaks13,108 acres (53.05 km2)July 1992
OregonOwyhee River Canyon187,344 acres (758.15 km2)July 1992
OregonPalomino Hills54,256 acres (219.57 km2)NA
OregonPats Cabin9,817 acres (39.73 km2)July 1992
OregonPine Creek211 acres (0.85 km2)July 1992
OregonPueblo Mountains73,433 acres (297.17 km2)July 1992
OregonRed Mountain15,649 acres (63.33 km2)July 1992
OregonRincon108,485 acres (439.02 km2)July 1992
OregonSaddle Butte85,766 acres (347.08 km2)July 1992
OregonSage Hen Hills7,974 acres (32.27 km2)July 1992
OregonSand Dunes16,478 acres (66.68 km2)July 1992
OregonSand Hollow9,368 acres (37.91 km2)July 1992
OregonSheep Gulch730 acres (3.0 km2)July 1992
OregonSheep Mountain7,247 acres (29.33 km2)July 1992
OregonSheepshead Mountains52,793 acres (213.65 km2)July 1992
OregonSlocum Creek7,530 acres (30.5 km2)July 1992
OregonSouth Fork20,341 acres (82.32 km2)July 1992
OregonSouth Fork Donner and Blitzen27,980 acres (113.2 km2)July 1992
OregonSpaulding68,411 acres (276.85 km2)July 1992
OregonSperry Creek5,295 acres (21.43 km2)July 1992
OregonSpring Basin6,596 acres (26.69 km2)July 1992
OregonSquaw Ridge Lava Bed28,673 acres (116.04 km2)July 1992
OregonStonehouse22,763 acres (92.12 km2)July 1992
OregonSutton Mountain28,878 acres (116.87 km2)NA
OregonTable Mountain40,051 acres (162.08 km2)July 1992
OregonThirtymile7,624 acres (30.85 km2)July 1992
OregonTwelvemile Creek28,111 acres (113.76 km2)July 1992
OregonUpper Leslie Gulch2,905 acres (11.76 km2)July 1992
OregonUpper West Little Owyhee61,458 acres (248.71 km2)July 1992
OregonWest Peak8,590 acres (34.8 km2)July 1992
OregonWestern Juniper600 acres (2.4 km2)July 1992
OregonWild Horse Basin12,007 acres (48.59 km2)July 1992
OregonWildcat Canyon34,724 acres (140.52 km2)July 1992
OregonWillow Creek29,852 acres (120.81 km2)July 1992
OregonWinter Range15,501 acres (62.73 km2)July 1992
UtahBehind The Rocks13,065 acres (52.87 km2)June 1992
UtahBlack Ridge Canyon West52 acres (0.21 km2)June 1992
UtahBook Cliffs Mountain Browse399 acres (1.61 km2)June 1992
UtahBridge Jack Mesa6,333 acres (25.63 km2)June 1992
UtahBull Canyon599 acres (2.42 km2)June 1992
UtahBull Mountain13,138 acres (53.17 km2)June 1992
UtahBurning Hills65,710 acres (265.9 km2)June 1992
UtahButler Wash24,277 acres (98.25 km2)June 1992
UtahCanaan Mountain4,985 acres (20.17 km2)June 1992
UtahCarcass Canyon48,628 acres (196.79 km2)June 1992
UtahCheesebox Canyon14,831 acres (60.02 km2)June 1992
UtahCoal Canyon60,755 acres (245.87 km2)June 1992
UtahConger Mountain20,161 acres (81.59 km2)June 1992
UtahCross Canyon949 acres (3.84 km2)June 1992
UtahDaniels Canyon2,516 acres (10.18 km2)June 1992
UtahDark Canyon67,825 acres (274.48 km2)June 1992
UtahDeath Ridge66,286 acres (268.25 km2)June 1992
UtahDeep Creek Mountains79,144 acres (320.28 km2)June 1992
UtahDesolation Canyon162,472 acres (657.50 km2)June 1992
Utah Devils Garden 633 acres (2.56 km2)June 1992
UtahDiamond Breaks3,926 acres (15.89 km2)June 1992
UtahDirty Devil71,883 acres (290.90 km2)June 1992
UtahEscalante Canyon Tract 1364 acres (1.47 km2)June 1992
UtahEscalante Canyon Tract 5761 acres (3.08 km2)June 1992
UtahFiddler Butte73,360 acres (296.9 km2)June 1992
UtahFifty Mile Mountain160,833 acres (650.87 km2)June 1992
UtahFish Creek Canyon46,102 acres (186.57 km2)June 1992
UtahFish Springs57,609 acres (233.14 km2)June 1992
UtahFloy Canyon72,282 acres (292.51 km2)June 1992
UtahFlume Canyon50,628 acres (204.88 km2)June 1992
UtahFremont Gorge2,843 acres (11.51 km2)June 1992
UtahFrench Spring-Happy Canyon24,306 acres (98.36 km2)June 1992
UtahGrand Gulch105,213 acres (425.78 km2)June 1992
UtahHorseshoe Canyon (North)2,402 acres (9.72 km2)June 1992
UtahHorseshoe Canyon (South)39,842 acres (161.23 km2)June 1992
UtahHowell Peak27,545 acres (111.47 km2)June 1992
UtahIndian Creek6,554 acres (26.52 km2)June 1992
UtahJack Canyon7,203 acres (29.15 km2)June 1992
UtahKing Top92,847 acres (375.74 km2)June 1992
UtahLittle Rockies40,733 acres (164.84 km2)June 1992
UtahLost Spring Canyon1,625 acres (6.58 km2)June 1992
UtahMancos Mesa50,889 acres (205.94 km2)June 1992
UtahMill Creek Canyon9,866 acres (39.93 km2)June 1992
UtahMoquith Mountain15,249 acres (61.71 km2)June 1992
UtahMount Ellen-Blue Hills81,363 acres (329.26 km2)June 1992
UtahMount Hillers19,277 acres (78.01 km2)June 1992
UtahMount Pennell77,137 acres (312.16 km2)June 1992
UtahMud Spring Canyon40,573 acres (164.19 km2)June 1992
UtahMule Canyon6,171 acres (24.97 km2)June 1992
UtahNegro Bill Canyon7,560 acres (30.6 km2)June 1992
UtahNorth Escalante Canyon/The Gulch127,459 acres (515.81 km2)June 1992
UtahNorth Fork Virgin River1,080 acres (4.4 km2)June 1992
UtahNorth Stansbury Mountains10,786 acres (43.65 km2)June 1992
UtahNotch Peak57,296 acres (231.87 km2)June 1992
UtahOrderville Canyon1,952 acres (7.90 km2)June 1992
UtahParia Hackberry145,828 acres (590.14 km2)June 1992
UtahParia Hackberry 202402 acres (1.63 km2)June 1992
UtahParunuweap Canyon30,907 acres (125.08 km2)June 1992
UtahPhipps Death Hollow45,328 acres (183.44 km2)June 1992
UtahRoad Canyon52,404 acres (212.07 km2)June 1992
UtahRockwell9,342 acres (37.81 km2)June 1992
UtahScorpion37,319 acres (151.02 km2)June 1992
UtahScott's Basin8,265 acres (33.45 km2)June 1992
UtahSouth Needles160 acres (0.65 km2)June 1992
UtahSpring Creek Canyon4,333 acres (17.54 km2)June 1992
UtahSpruce Canyon20,353 acres (82.37 km2)June 1992
UtahSquaw/Papoose Canyon6,560 acres (26.5 km2)June 1992
UtahSteep Creek23,978 acres (97.04 km2)June 1992
UtahSwasey Mountain59,006 acres (238.79 km2)June 1992
UtahThe Blues19,416 acres (78.57 km2)June 1992
UtahThe Cockscomb9,921 acres (40.15 km2)June 1992
UtahWah Wah Mountains49,429 acres (200.03 km2)June 1992
UtahWahweap144,268 acres (583.83 km2)June 1992
UtahWest Cold Spring3,283 acres (13.29 km2)June 1992
UtahWestwater Canyon30,066 acres (121.67 km2)June 1992
UtahWhite Rock Range3,767 acres (15.24 km2)June 1992
UtahWinter Ridge43,322 acres (175.32 km2)June 1992
WashingtonChopaka Mountain5,554 acres (22.48 km2)July 1992
WyomingAdobe Town85,710 acres (346.9 km2)July 1992
WyomingAlkali Basin/East Sand Dunes12,800 acres (52 km2)July 1992
WyomingAlkali Creek10,100 acres (41 km2)July 1992
WyomingAlkali Draw16,990 acres (68.8 km2)July 1992
WyomingBennett Mountains6,003 acres (24.29 km2)July 1992
WyomingBig Horn Tack-on80 acres (0.32 km2)July 1992
WyomingBobcat Draw Badlands17,150 acres (69.4 km2)July 1992
WyomingBuffalo Hump10,300 acres (42 km2)July 1992
WyomingCedar Mountain21,560 acres (87.3 km2)July 1992
WyomingCopper Mountain6,858 acres (27.75 km2)July 1992
WyomingDevil's Playground/Twin Buttes23,841 acres (96.48 km2)July 1992
WyomingDubois Badlands4,520 acres (18.3 km2)July 1992
WyomingEncampment River Canyon4,547 acres (18.40 km2)July 1992
WyomingFerris Mountains22,245 acres (90.02 km2)July 1992
WyomingFortification Creek12,419 acres (50.26 km2)July 1992
WyomingGardner Mountain6,423 acres (25.99 km2)July 1992
WyomingHoneycomb Buttes40,548 acres (164.09 km2)July 1992
WyomingHoneycombs21,000 acres (85 km2)July 1992
WyomingLake Mountain13,865 acres (56.11 km2)July 1992
WyomingMcCullough Peaks24,570 acres (99.4 km2)July 1992
WyomingMedicine Lodge7,740 acres (31.3 km2)July 1992
WyomingNorth Fork Powder River10,089 acres (40.83 km2)July 1992
Wyoming Oregon Buttes 5,700 acres (23 km2)July 1992
WyomingOwl Creek710 acres (2.9 km2)July 1992
WyomingProspect Mountain1,145 acres (4.63 km2)July 1992
WyomingPryor Mountain4,352 acres (17.61 km2)July 1992
WyomingRaymond Mountain32,936 acres (133.29 km2)July 1992
WyomingRed Butte11,350 acres (45.9 km2)July 1992
WyomingRed Creek Badlands8,020 acres (32.5 km2)July 1992
WyomingRed Lake9,515 acres (38.51 km2)July 1992
WyomingSand Dunes26,309 acres (106.47 km2)July 1992
WyomingScab Creek7,636 acres (30.90 km2)July 1992
WyomingSheep Mountain23,250 acres (94.1 km2)July 1992
WyomingSouth Pinnacles10,800 acres (44 km2)July 1992
WyomingSweetwater Canyon9,056 acres (36.65 km2)July 1992
WyomingSweetwater Rocks (Lankin Dome)6,316 acres (25.56 km2)July 1992
WyomingSweetwater Rocks (Miller Springs)6,429 acres (26.02 km2)July 1992
WyomingSweetwater Rocks (Savage Peak)7,041 acres (28.49 km2)July 1992
WyomingSweetwater Rocks (Split Rock)12,789 acres (51.76 km2)July 1992
WyomingTrapper Creek7,200 acres (29 km2)July 1992
WyomingWhiskey Mountain487 acres (1.97 km2)July 1992
WyomingWhitehorse Creek4,002 acres (16.20 km2)July 1992

See also

References

  1. "Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Areas: In Brief". www.congress.gov. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  2. "Wilderness Study Areas managed by the BLM" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved January 7, 2026.