List of wilderness study areas

Last updated June 24, 2023

This is a list of some of the wilderness study areas (WSA) in the United States as of December 2009. 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.

Bureau of Land Management wilderness study areas

These areas are administered as part of the National Landscape Conservation System managed by the Bureau of Land Management.^[1]

States with BLM wilderness study areas

States with Wilderness Study Areas
State	Number of areas	Total area
Alaska	1	478,700 acres (1,937 km²)
Arizona	2	63,930 acres (258.7 km²)
California	70	825,997 acres (3,342.69 km²)
Colorado	54	548,023 acres (2,217.77 km²)
Idaho	40	544,620 acres (2,204.0 km²)
Montana	39	449,963 acres (1,820.94 km²)
Nevada	63	2,552,457 acres (10,329.43 km²)
New Mexico	58	958,751 acres (3,879.93 km²)
Oregon	89	2,659,618 acres (10,763.09 km²)
Utah	86	3,234,518 acres (13,089.63 km²)
Washington	1	5,636 acres (22.81 km²)
Wyoming	42	574,401 acres (2,324.52 km²)
Total	541*	12,679,399 acres (51,311.71 km²)

There are some wilderness study areas that cross state boundaries

BLM wilderness study areas

Wilderness study areas
State	Name	Area	Recommendation date
Alaska	Central Arctic Management Area	478,700 acres (1,937 km²)
Arizona	Baker Canyon	4,182 acres (16.92 km²)
Arizona	Cactus Plain	59,118 acres (239.24 km²)
California	Aqua Tibia	344 acres (1.39 km²)
California	Avawatz Mountains	48,621 acres (196.76 km²)	NA
California	Bear Canyon	318 acres (1.29 km²)	NA
California	Bear Mountain	3,178 acres (12.86 km²)	NA
California	Beauty Mountain	11,364 acres (45.99 km²)	July 1991
California	Big Butte	1,500 acres (6.1 km²)	July 1991
California	Bitterbrush	640 acres (2.6 km²)	July 1991
California	Black Mountain	150 acres (0.61 km²)	NA
California	Bodie	16,482 acres (66.70 km²)	July 1991
California	Bodie Mountain	23,934 acres (96.86 km²)	July 1991
California	Buffalo Hills	856 acres (3.46 km²)	July 1991
California	Cady Mountains	84,400 acres (342 km²)	NA
California	Caliente Mountain	17,590 acres (71.2 km²)	July 1991
California	Carrizo Gorge	300 acres (1.2 km²)	July 1991
California	Carson Iceberg	550 acres (2.2 km²)	July 1991
California	Casa Diablo	5,325 acres (21.55 km²)	July 1991
California	Cerro Gordo	5,800 acres (23 km²)	July 1991
California	Chidago Canyon	19,702 acres (79.73 km²)	July 1991
California	Crater Mountain	7,069 acres (28.61 km²)	July 1991
California	Death Valley 17	17,280 acres (69.9 km²)	NA
California	Dry Valley Rim	18,131 acres (73.37 km²)	July 1991
California	Eden Valley	6,166 acres (24.95 km²)	July 1991
California	Excelsior	9,383 acres (37.97 km²)	July 1991
California	Fish Slough	14,700 acres (59 km²)	July 1991
California	Five Springs	47,823 acres (193.53 km²)	July 1991
California	Garcia Mountain	80 acres (0.32 km²)	July 1991
California	Great Falls Basin	8,800 acres (36 km²)	NA
California	Hauser Mountain	5,540 acres (22.4 km²)	July 1991
California	Independence Creek	6,458 acres (26.13 km²)	July 1991
California	Kingson Range	39,750 acres (160.9 km²)	NA
California	Lava	10,770 acres (43.6 km²)	July 1991
California	Machesna	70 acres (0.28 km²)	July 1991
California	Masonic Mountain	6,493 acres (26.28 km²)
California	Merced River	12,959 acres (52.44 km²)	July 1991
California	Milk Ranch/Chase Mountain	8,970 acres (36.3 km²)	July 1991
California	Mormon Meadow	7,721 acres (31.25 km²)
California	Moses	558 acres (2.26 km²)	NA
California	Mount Biedeman	13,069 acres (52.89 km²)	July 1991
California	Owens Peak	310 acres (1.3 km²)	July 1991
California	Panoche Hills North	6,631 acres (26.83 km²)	July 1991
California	Panoche Hills South	11,229 acres (45.44 km²)	July 1991
California	Pit River Canyon	11,724 acres (47.45 km²)	July 1991
California	Piute Cypress	3,453 acres (13.97 km²)	July 1991
California	Rockhouse (a)	130 acres (0.53 km²)	July 1991
California	Rockhouse (b)	180 acres (0.73 km²)	NA
California	Rocky Creek/Cache Creek	6,570 acres (26.6 km²)	July 1991
California	Sacatar Meadows	140 acres (0.57 km²)	July 1991
California	San Benito Mountain	1,500 acres (6.1 km²)	July 1991
California	San Felipe Hills	5,325 acres (21.55 km²)	July 1991
California	San Ysidro Mountain	2,125 acres (8.60 km²)	July 1991
California	Sawtooth Mountains A	3,883 acres (15.71 km²)	July 1991
California	Sawtooth Mountains C	600 acres (2.4 km²)	July 1991
California	Scodie	420 acres (1.7 km²)	NA
California	Sheep Ridge	5,102 acres (20.65 km²)	July 1991
California	Skedaddle	61,421 acres (248.56 km²)	July 1991
California	Slinkard	6,268 acres (25.37 km²)	July 1991
California	Soda Mountains	80,430 acres (325.5 km²)	NA
California	South Warner Contiguous	4,330 acres (17.5 km²)	July 1991
California	Southern Inyo	4,900 acres (20 km²)	July 1991
California	Symmes Creek	7,694 acres (31.14 km²)	July 1991
California	Table Mountain	1,018 acres (4.12 km²)	July 1991
California	Thatcher Ridge	130 acres (0.53 km²)	July 1991
California	Timbered Crater	17,896 acres (72.42 km²)	July 1991
California	Tule Mountain	16,998 acres (68.79 km²)	July 1991
California	Tunnison Mountain	19,884 acres (80.47 km²)	July 1991
California	Twin Peaks	25,667 acres (103.87 km²)	July 1991
California	Volcanic Tablelands	12,499 acres (50.58 km²)	July 1991
California	Walford Springs	12,840 acres (52.0 km²)
California	White Mountains	11,200 acres (45 km²)	NA
California	Yolla Bolly Contiguous	646 acres (2.61 km²)	July 1991
Colorado	Adobe Badlands	10,425 acres (42.19 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	American Flats	3,306 acres (13.38 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Ant Hills	4,354 acres (17.62 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Beaver Creek	26,150 acres (105.8 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Bill Hare Gulch	76 acres (0.31 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Black Canyon	1,200 acres (4.9 km²)	NA
Colorado	Black Mountain	9,932 acres (40.19 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Browns Canyon	6,614 acres (26.77 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Bull Canyon	11,777 acres (47.66 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Bull Gulch	15,000 acres (61 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Cahone Canyon	8,960 acres (36.3 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Camel Back	10,402 acres (42.10 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Castle Peak	11,940 acres (48.3 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Chew Winter Camp	1,320 acres (5.3 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Cross Canyon	11,580 acres (46.9 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Cross Mountain	14,081 acres (56.98 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Demaree Canyon	21,050 acres (85.2 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Diamond Breaks	31,480 acres (127.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Dolores River Canyon	28,668 acres (116.02 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Domingquez Canyon	2,086 acres (8.44 km²)
Colorado	Eagle Mountain	330 acres (1.3 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Hack Lake	10 acres (0.040 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Handies Peak	16,664 acres (67.44 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	High Mesa Grassland	680 acres (2.8 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Little Book Cliffs	26,525 acres (107.34 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Lower Grape Creek	11,220 acres (45.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	McIntyre Hills	16,650 acres (67.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	McKenna Peak	19,398 acres (78.50 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Menefee Mountain	7,089 acres (28.69 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Needle Rock	80 acres (0.32 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	North Sand Hills	791 acres (3.20 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Oil Spring Mountain	17,740 acres (71.8 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Papa Keal	400 acres (1.6 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Peterson Draw	5,160 acres (20.9 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Platte River Contiguous	30 acres (0.12 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Powderhorn	7,022 acres (28.42 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Rare Lizard and Snake	443 acres (1.79 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Redcloud Peak	36,722 acres (148.61 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	San Luis Hills	10,240 acres (41.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Sewemup Mesa	19,140 acres (77.5 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Skull Creek	13,740 acres (55.6 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	South Piney Creek	10 acres (0.040 km²)
Colorado	Squaw/Papoose Canyon	4,611 acres (18.66 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	The Palisade	26,050 acres (105.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Troublesome	8,250 acres (33.4 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Upper Grape Creek	10,200 acres (41 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Vale of Tears	7,420 acres (30.0 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Weber Mountain	6,303 acres (25.51 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Weminuche Contiguous	1,840 acres (7.4 km²)	NA
Colorado	West Cold Spring	14,482 acres (58.61 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	West Needles Creek Contiguous	1,240 acres (5.0 km²)	NA
Colorado	Whitehead Gulch	1,500 acres (6.1 km²)	NA
Colorado	Willow Creek	13,368 acres (54.10 km²)	January 1993
Colorado	Windy Gulch	12,274 acres (49.67 km²)	January 1993
Idaho	Appendicitis Hill	25,376 acres (102.69 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Bear Den Butte	5,419 acres (21.93 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Black Butte	3,893 acres (15.75 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Black Canyon	5,534 acres (22.40 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Black Canyon	10,609 acres (42.93 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Borah Peak	3,941 acres (15.95 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Box Creek	439 acres (1.78 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Burnt Creek	23,829 acres (96.43 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Cedar Butte	36,390 acres (147.3 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	China Cup Butte	166 acres (0.67 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Crystal Lake	8,893 acres (35.99 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Deer Creek	8,071 acres (32.66 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Eighteen Mile	25,015 acres (101.23 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Friedman Creek	9,424 acres (38.14 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Goldburg	3,946 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
Idaho	Grandmother Mountain	11,825 acres (47.85 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Great Rift	46,632 acres (188.71 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Hawley Mountain	16,807 acres (68.02 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Hell's Half Acre	67,751 acres (274.18 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Henrys Lake	338 acres (1.37 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	King Hill Creek	28,218 acres (114.19 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Lava	23,276 acres (94.19 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Little City of Rocks	6,606 acres (26.73 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Little Deer	13,936 acres (56.40 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Little Wood River	4,183 acres (16.93 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Lower Salmon Falls Creek	3,282 acres (13.28 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Marshall Mountain	5,527 acres (22.37 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Petticoat Peak	11,192 acres (45.29 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Raven's Eye	31,319 acres (126.74 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Sand Butte	21,399 acres (86.60 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Sand Mountain	21,709 acres (87.85 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Selkirk Crest	622 acres (2.52 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Shale Butte	15,560 acres (63.0 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Shoshone	6,757 acres (27.34 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Snake River Islands	341 acres (1.38 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Snowhole Rapids	5,336 acres (21.59 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	White Knob Mountains	10,047 acres (40.66 km²)	September 1992
Idaho	Worm Creek	39 acres (0.16 km²)	September 1992
Montana	Antelope Creek	12,350 acres (50.0 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Axolotl Lakes	7,804 acres (31.58 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Beaver Meadows	595 acres (2.41 km²)	NA
Montana	Bell/Limekiln Canyons	9,650 acres (39.1 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Big Horn Tack-on	2,470 acres (10.0 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Billy Creek	3,450 acres (14.0 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Bitter Creek	59,660 acres (241.4 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Black Sage	5,926 acres (23.98 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Blacktail Mountains	17,479 acres (70.74 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Bridge Coulee	5,900 acres (24 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Buffalo Creek	5,650 acres (22.9 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Burnt Lodge	13,730 acres (55.6 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Burnt Timber Canyon	3,430 acres (13.9 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Centennial Mountains	27,691 acres (112.06 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Cow Creek	34,050 acres (137.8 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Dog Creek South	5,150 acres (20.8 km²)	January 1993
Montana	East Fork Blacktail Deer Creek	6,230 acres (25.2 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Elkhorn	3,585 acres (14.51 km²)	NA
Montana	Ervin Ridge	10,200 acres (41 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Farlin Creek	1,139 acres (4.61 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Henneberry Ridge	9,806 acres (39.68 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Hidden Pasture Creek	15,509 acres (62.76 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Hoodoo Mountain	11,380 acres (46.1 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Humbug Spires	11,175 acres (45.22 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Musselshell Breaks	8,650 acres (35.0 km²)	January 1993
Montana	North Fork Sun River	196 acres (0.79 km²)	NA
Montana	Pryor Mountain	12,575 acres (50.89 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Quigg West	520 acres (2.1 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Ruby Mountains	26,611 acres (107.69 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Seven Blackfoot	20,250 acres (81.9 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Sleeping Giant/Sheep Creek	10,454 acres (42.31 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Square Butte	1,947 acres (7.88 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Stafford	4,800 acres (19 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Terry Badlands	44,910 acres (181.7 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Twin Coulee	6,870 acres (27.8 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Wales Creek	11,580 acres (46.9 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Woodhawk	8,100 acres (33 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Yellowstone River Island	53 acres (0.21 km²)	January 1993
Montana	Zook Creek	8,438 acres (34.15 km²)	January 1993
Nevada	Alder Creek	5,142 acres (20.81 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Antelope Range	43,700 acres (177 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Augusta Mountains	89,372 acres (361.68 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Bad Lands	9,426 acres (38.15 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Blue Eagle	59,560 acres (241.0 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Blue Lakes	20,508 acres (82.99 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Bluebell	55,665 acres (225.27 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Buffalo Hills	45,287 acres (183.27 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Burbank Canyons	13,395 acres (54.21 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Cedar Ridge	10,009 acres (40.50 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	China Mountain	10,358 acres (41.92 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Clan Alpine Mountains	196,128 acres (793.70 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Desatoya Mountains	51,402 acres (208.02 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Disaster Peak	13,200 acres (53 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Dry Valley Rim	76,177 acres (308.28 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Fandango	530 acres (2.1 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Five Springs	1,383 acres (5.60 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Fox Range	75,404 acres (305.15 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Gabbs Valley Range	79,600 acres (322 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Goshute Canyon	362 acres (1.46 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Goshute Peak	69,770 acres (282.3 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Grapevine Mountains	66,800 acres (270 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Job Peak	90,209 acres (365.06 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Kawich	54,320 acres (219.8 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Lahonton Cutthroat Trout	12,316 acres (49.84 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Little Humboldt River	42,213 acres (170.83 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Massacre Rim	101,290 acres (409.9 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Million Hills	21,296 acres (86.18 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Morey Peak	5,070 acres (20.5 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Mount Limbo	23,752 acres (96.12 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Mount Stirling	5,600 acres (23 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Mountain Meadow	22 acres (0.089 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	North Fork Little Humboldt	69,683 acres (282.00 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Owyhee Canyon	21,875 acres (88.52 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Palisade Mesa	99,550 acres (402.9 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Park Range	47,268 acres (191.29 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Pigeon Spring	3,575 acres (14.47 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Pinyon Joshua	560 acres (2.3 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Pole Creek	12,969 acres (52.48 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Poodle Mountain	142,050 acres (574.9 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Pueblo Mountains	600 acres (2.4 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Queer Mountain	81,550 acres (330.0 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Rawhide Mountain	64,360 acres (260.5 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Red Spring	7,847 acres (31.76 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Resting Springs	3,850 acres (15.6 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Riordan's Well	57,002 acres (230.68 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Roberts Mountain	15,090 acres (61.1 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Rough Hills	6,685 acres (27.05 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Selenite Mountains	32,041 acres (129.67 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Sheldon Contiguous	23,700 acres (96 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Silver Peak Range	33,900 acres (137 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Simpson Park	49,670 acres (201.0 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Skedaddle	589 acres (2.38 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	South Fork Owyhee River	7,842 acres (31.74 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	South Pequop	41,090 acres (166.3 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	South Reveille	106,200 acres (430 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Stillwater Range	94,607 acres (382.86 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Sunrise Mountain	9,952 acres (40.27 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	The Wall	38,000 acres (150 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Tobin Range	13,107 acres (53.04 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Twin Peaks	65,114 acres (263.51 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Virgin Mountain	6,560 acres (26.5 km²)	September 1992
Nevada	Wall Canyon	46,305 acres (187.39 km²)	September 1992
New Mexico	Aden Lava Flow	25,287 acres (102.33 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Alama Hueco Mountains	16,264 acres (65.82 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Antelope	20,710 acres (83.8 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Apache Box	932 acres (3.77 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Apache box Add-on	6,229 acres (25.21 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Big Hatchet Mountains	65,872 acres (266.57 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Blue Creek	14,896 acres (60.28 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Brokeoff Mountains	31,606 acres (127.90 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Cabezon	8,159 acres (33.02 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Canyons	3,930 acres (15.9 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Carrizozo Lava Flow	10,690 acres (43.3 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Cedar Mountains	14,911 acres (60.34 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Chain-of-Craters	18,300 acres (74 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Chamisa	16,602 acres (67.19 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Continental Divide	68,761 acres (278.27 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Cooke's Range	19,608 acres (79.35 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Cowboy Spring	6,699 acres (27.11 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Culp Canyon	10,937 acres (44.26 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Devil's Backbone	8,904 acres (36.03 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Devil's Den Canyon	320 acres (1.3 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Devil's Ranch	860 acres (3.5 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Eagle Peak	43,960 acres (177.9 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	El Malpais	21,300 acres (86 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Empedrado	9,007 acres (36.45 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Florida Mountains	22,336 acres (90.39 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Gila Lower Box	8,555 acres (34.62 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Gray Peak	14,678 acres (59.40 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Guadalupe Canyon	4,146 acres (16.78 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Horse Mountain	5,032 acres (20.36 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Hoverrocker	22 acres (0.089 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Ignacio Chavez	33,609 acres (136.01 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Jornada del Muerto	31,147 acres (126.05 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	La Lena	10,438 acres (42.24 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Las Uvas Mountains	11,067 acres (44.79 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Little Black Peak	15,469 acres (62.60 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Lonesome Ridge	3,505 acres (14.18 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Manzano	881 acres (3.57 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Mathers	362 acres (1.46 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	McKittrick Canyon	200 acres (0.81 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Mesita Blanca	19,414 acres (78.57 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Mount Riley	8,488 acres (34.35 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Mudgetts	2,941 acres (11.90 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Ojito	124 acres (0.50 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Organ Mountains	7,283 acres (29.47 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Organ Needles	7,604 acres (30.77 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Peloncillo Mountains	4,061 acres (16.43 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Pena Blanca	4,780 acres (19.3 km²)	NA
New Mexico	Petaca Pinta	11,668 acres (47.22 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Presilla	8,680 acres (35.1 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Rio Chama	12,671 acres (51.28 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Robledo Mountains	12,946 acres (52.39 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	San Antonio	7,050 acres (28.5 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Sierra de las Canas	12,838 acres (51.95 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Sierra Ladrones	45,308 acres (183.35 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Stallion	24,238 acres (98.09 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	Veranito	7,206 acres (29.16 km²)	May 1992
New Mexico	West Potrillo Mountains	148,697 acres (601.76 km²)	May 1992
Oregon	Abert Rim	25,088 acres (101.53 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Aldrich Mountain	9,132 acres (36.96 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Alvord Desert	236,260 acres (956.1 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Basque Hills	140,308 acres (567.81 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Beaver Dam Creek	19,138 acres (77.45 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Blitzen River	31,902 acres (129.10 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Blue Canyon	12,575 acres (50.89 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Blue Canyon Add-on	40 acres (0.16 km²)	NA
Oregon	Bowden Hills	59,061 acres (239.01 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Brewer Spruce	210 acres (0.85 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Bridge Creek	14,325 acres (57.97 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Camp Creek	19,869 acres (80.41 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Castle Rock	6,152 acres (24.90 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Cedar Mountain	33,469 acres (135.44 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Clarks Butte	31,284 acres (126.60 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Cottonwood Creek	8,111 acres (32.82 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Cougar Well	19,302 acres (78.11 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls	3,192 acres (12.92 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Devils Garden Lava Bed	28,236 acres (114.27 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Diablo Mountain	118,798 acres (480.76 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Disaster Peak	17,443 acres (70.59 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Douglas-Fir	590 acres (2.4 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Dry Creek	23,350 acres (94.5 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Dry Creek Buttes	52,382 acres (211.98 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	East Alvord	22,161 acres (89.68 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Fifteenmile Creek	50,332 acres (203.69 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Fish Creek Rim	19,121 acres (77.38 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Four Craters Lava Bed	12,472 acres (50.47 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Gerry Mountain	22,350 acres (90.4 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Gold Creek	13,598 acres (55.03 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Guano Creek	10,581 acres (42.82 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Hampton Butte	10,249 acres (41.48 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Hawk Mountain	69,735 acres (282.21 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Heath Lake	21,197 acres (85.78 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	High Steens	14,089 acres (57.02 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Home Creek	1,165 acres (4.71 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Homestead	14,581 acres (59.01 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Honeycombs	38,690 acres (156.6 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Indian Creek	208 acres (0.84 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Jordan Craters	27,780 acres (112.4 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Little Sink	80 acres (0.32 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Lookout Butte	66,206 acres (267.93 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Lost Forest	8,000 acres (32 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Lower John Day	25,396 acres (102.77 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Lower Owyhee Canyon	74,743 acres (302.47 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Lower Stonehouse	7,449 acres (30.15 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Mahogany Ridge	27,363 acres (110.73 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Malheur River-Bluebucket Creek	5,529 acres (22.38 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Mcgraw Creek	520 acres (2.1 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Mountain Lakes	340 acres (1.4 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	North Fork	11,397 acres (46.12 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	North Pole Ridge	7,301 acres (29.55 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Oregon Canyon	42,121 acres (170.46 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Orejana Canyon	24,183 acres (97.87 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Owyhee Breaks	13,118 acres (53.09 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Owyhee River Canyon	187,590 acres (759.1 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Palomino Hills	54,242 acres (219.51 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Pats Cabin	9,782 acres (39.59 km²)	NA
Oregon	Pine Creek	200 acres (0.81 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Pueblo Mountains	74,112 acres (299.92 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Red Mountain	15,659 acres (63.37 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Rincon	108,482 acres (439.01 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Saddle Butte	85,764 acres (347.07 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sage Hen Hills	7,967 acres (32.24 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sand Dunes	15,538 acres (62.88 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sand Hollow	9,383 acres (37.97 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sheep Gulch	741 acres (3.00 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sheep Mountain	7,247 acres (29.33 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sheepshead Mountains	52,787 acres (213.62 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Slocum Creek	7,553 acres (30.57 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	South Fork	20,332 acres (82.28 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	South Fork Donner and Blitzen	27,969 acres (113.19 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Spaulding	68,492 acres (277.18 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sperry Creek	5,295 acres (21.43 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Spring Basin	6,483 acres (26.24 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Squaw Ridge Lava Bed	28,684 acres (116.08 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Stonehouse	22,767 acres (92.13 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Sutton Mountain	28,906 acres (116.98 km²)	NA
Oregon	Table Mountain	40,083 acres (162.21 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Thirtymile	7,626 acres (30.86 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Twelvemile Creek	28,041 acres (113.48 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Upper Leslie Gulch	2,905 acres (11.76 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Upper West Little Owyhee	61,458 acres (248.71 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	West Peak	8,590 acres (34.8 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Western Juniper	600 acres (2.4 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Wild Horse Basin	12,007 acres (48.59 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Wildcat Canyon	34,724 acres (140.52 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Willow Creek	29,852 acres (120.81 km²)	July 1992
Oregon	Winter Range	15,517 acres (62.80 km²)	July 1992
Utah	Behind The Rocks	13,065 acres (52.87 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Black Ridge Canyon West	52 acres (0.21 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Book Cliffs Mountain Browse	399 acres (1.61 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Bridge Jack Mesa	6,333 acres (25.63 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Bull Canyon	599 acres (2.42 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Bull Mountain	13,138 acres (53.17 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Burning Hills	65,710 acres (265.9 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Butler Wash	24,277 acres (98.25 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Carcass Canyon	48,628 acres (196.79 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Cheesebox Canyon	14,831 acres (60.02 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Coal Canyon	60,755 acres (245.87 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Conger Mountain	20,161 acres (81.59 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Crack Canyon	26,303 acres (106.44 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Cross Canyon	949 acres (3.84 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Daniels Canyon	2,516 acres (10.18 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Dark Canyon	67,825 acres (274.48 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Death Ridge	66,286 acres (268.25 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Deep Creek Mountains	79,144 acres (320.28 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Desolation Canyon	294,581 acres (1,192.13 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Devils Canyon	9,142 acres (37.00 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Devils Garden	640 acres (2.6 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Diamond Breaks	3,926 acres (15.89 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Dirty Devil	71,883 acres (290.90 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Escalante Canyon Tract 1	364 acres (1.47 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Escalante Canyon Tract 5	761 acres (3.08 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Fiddler Butte	73,360 acres (296.9 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Fifty Mile Mountain	160,833 acres (650.87 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Fish Creek Canyon	46,102 acres (186.57 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Fish Springs	57,609 acres (233.14 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Floy Canyon	72,282 acres (292.51 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Flume Canyon	50,628 acres (204.88 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Fremont Gorge	2,843 acres (11.51 km²)	June 1992
Utah	French Spring-Happy Canyon	24,306 acres (98.36 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Grand Gulch	105,213 acres (425.78 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Horseshoe Canyon (North)	19,502 acres (78.92 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Horseshoe Canyon (South)	39,842 acres (161.23 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Howell Peak	27,545 acres (111.47 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Indian Creek	6,554 acres (26.52 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Jack Canyon	7,203 acres (29.15 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Joshua Tree	1,048 acres (4.24 km²)
Utah	King Top	92,847 acres (375.74 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Link Flats	882 acres (3.57 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Little Rockies	40,733 acres (164.84 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Lost Spring Canyon	1,625 acres (6.58 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mancos Mesa	50,889 acres (205.94 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mexican Mountain	58,326 acres (236.04 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mill Creek Canyon	9,866 acres (39.93 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Moquith Mountain	15,249 acres (61.71 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mount Ellen-Blue Hills	81,363 acres (329.26 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mount Hillers	19,277 acres (78.01 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mount Pennell	77,137 acres (312.16 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mud Spring Canyon	40,573 acres (164.19 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Muddy Creek	30,521 acres (123.51 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Mule Canyon	6,171 acres (24.97 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Negro Bill Canyon	7,560 acres (30.6 km²)	June 1992
Utah	North Escalante Canyon/The Gulch	127,459 acres (515.81 km²)	June 1992
Utah	North Fork Virgin River	1,080 acres (4.4 km²)	June 1992
Utah	North Stansbury Mountains	10,786 acres (43.65 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Notch Peak	57,296 acres (231.87 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Orderville Canyon	1,952 acres (7.90 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Paria-Hackberry	402 acres (1.63 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Paria-Hackberry	145,828 acres (590.14 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Parunuweap Canyon	30,907 acres (125.08 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Phipps Death Hollow	45,328 acres (183.44 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Road Canyon	52,404 acres (212.07 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Rockwell	9,342 acres (37.81 km²)	June 1992
Utah	San Rafael Reef	59,051 acres (238.97 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Scorpion	37,319 acres (151.02 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Scott's Basin	8,265 acres (33.45 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Sids Cabin	439 acres (1.78 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Sids Mountain	75,216 acres (304.39 km²)	June 1992
Utah	South Needles	160 acres (0.65 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Spring Creek Canyon	4,333 acres (17.54 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Spruce Canyon	20,353 acres (82.37 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Squaw/Papoose Canyon	6,560 acres (26.5 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Steep Creek	23,978 acres (97.04 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Swasey Mountain	59,006 acres (238.79 km²)	June 1992
Utah	The Blues	19,416 acres (78.57 km²)	June 1992
Utah	The Cockscomb	9,921 acres (40.15 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Turtle Canyon	33,379 acres (135.08 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Wah Wah Mountains	49,429 acres (200.03 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Wahweap	144,268 acres (583.83 km²)	June 1992
Utah	West Cold Spring	3,283 acres (13.29 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Westwater Canyon	30,066 acres (121.67 km²)	June 1992
Utah	White Rock Range	3,820 acres (15.5 km²)	June 1992
Utah	Winter Ridge	43,322 acres (175.32 km²)	June 1992
Washington	Chopaka Mountain	5,636 acres (22.81 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Adobe Town	85,710 acres (346.9 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Alkali Basin – East Sand Dunes	12,800 acres (52 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Alkali Creek	10,100 acres (41 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Alkali Draw	16,990 acres (68.8 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Bennett Mountains	6,003 acres (24.29 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Big Horn Tack-on	80 acres (0.32 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Bobcat Draw Badlands	17,150 acres (69.4 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Buffalo Hump	10,300 acres (42 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Cedar Mountain	21,560 acres (87.3 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Copper Mountain	6,858 acres (27.75 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Devils Playground/Twin Buttes	23,841 acres (96.48 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Dubois Badlands	4,520 acres (18.3 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Encampment River Canyon	4,547 acres (18.40 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Ferris Mountains	22,245 acres (90.02 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Fortification Creek	12,419 acres (50.26 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Gardner Mountain	6,423 acres (25.99 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Honeycomb Buttes	40,548 acres (164.09 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Honeycombs	21,000 acres (85 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Lake Mountain	13,865 acres (56.11 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Lankin Dome	6,316 acres (25.56 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	McCullough Peaks	24,570 acres (99.4 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Medicine Lodge	7,740 acres (31.3 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Miller Springs	6,429 acres (26.02 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	North Fork Powder River	10,089 acres (40.83 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Oregon Buttes	5,700 acres (23 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Owl Creek	710 acres (2.9 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Prospect Mountain	1,145 acres (4.63 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Pryor Mountain	4,352 acres (17.61 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Raymond Mountain	32,936 acres (133.29 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Red Butte	11,350 acres (45.9 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Red Creek Badlands	8,020 acres (32.5 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Red Lake	9,515 acres (38.51 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Sand Dunes	26,309 acres (106.47 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Savage Peak	7,041 acres (28.49 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Scab Creek	7,636 acres (30.90 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Sheep Mountain	23,250 acres (94.1 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	South Pinnacles	10,800 acres (44 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Split Rock	12,789 acres (51.76 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Sweetwater Canyon	9,056 acres (36.65 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Trapper Creek	7,200 acres (29 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Whiskey Mountain	487 acres (1.97 km²)	July 1992
Wyoming	Whitehorse Creek	4,002 acres (16.20 km²)	July 1992

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References

↑ "National Landscape Conservation System - Wilderness Study Areas" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

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[1] "National Landscape Conservation System - Wilderness Study Areas" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

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