List of wilderness study areas explained

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

State! scope="col"
Number of areasTotal area
Alaska1478700acres
Arizona263930acres
California70825997acres
Colorado54548023acres
Idaho40544620acres
Montana39449963acres
Nevada632552457acres
New Mexico58958751acres
Oregon892659618acres
Utah863234518acres
Washington15636acres
Wyoming42574401acres
Total541*12679399acres

BLM wilderness study areas

State! scope="col"
NameAreaRecommendation date
AlaskaCentral Arctic Management Area478700acres
ArizonaBaker Canyon4182acres
ArizonaCactus Plain59118acres
CaliforniaAqua Tibia344acres
CaliforniaAvawatz Mountains48621acresNA
CaliforniaBear Canyon318acresNA
CaliforniaBear Mountain3178acresNA
CaliforniaBeauty Mountain11364acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaBig Butte1500acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaBitterbrush640acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaBlack Mountain150acresNA
CaliforniaBodie16482acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaBodie Mountain23934acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaBuffalo Hills856acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCady Mountains84400acresNA
CaliforniaCaliente Mountain17590acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCarrizo Gorge300acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCarson Iceberg550acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCasa Diablo5325acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCerro Gordo5800acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaChidago Canyon19702acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaCrater Mountain7069acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaDeath Valley 1717280acresNA
CaliforniaDry Valley Rim18131acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaEden Valley6166acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaExcelsior9383acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaFish Slough14700acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaFive Springs47823acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaGarcia Mountain80acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaGreat Falls Basin8800acresNA
CaliforniaHauser Mountain5540acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaIndependence Creek6458acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaKingson Range39750acresNA
CaliforniaLava10770acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaMachesna70acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaMasonic Mountain6493acres
CaliforniaMerced River12959acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaMilk Ranch/Chase Mountain8970acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaMormon Meadow7721acres
CaliforniaMoses558acresNA
CaliforniaMount Biedeman13069acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaOwens Peak310acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaPanoche Hills North6631acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaPanoche Hills South11229acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaPit River Canyon11724acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaPiute Cypress3453acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaRockhouse (a)130acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaRockhouse (b)180acresNA
CaliforniaRocky Creek/Cache Creek6570acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSacatar Meadows140acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSan Benito Mountain1500acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSan Felipe Hills5325acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSan Ysidro Mountain2125acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSawtooth Mountains A3883acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSawtooth Mountains C600acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaScodie420acresNA
CaliforniaSheep Ridge5102acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSkedaddle61421acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSlinkard6268acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSoda Mountains80430acresNA
CaliforniaSouth Warner Contiguous4330acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSouthern Inyo4900acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaSymmes Creek7694acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaTable Mountain1018acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaThatcher Ridge130acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaTimbered Crater17896acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaTule Mountain16998acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaTunnison Mountain19884acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaTwin Peaks25667acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaVolcanic Tablelands12499acresJuly 1991
CaliforniaWalford Springs12840acres
CaliforniaWhite Mountains11200acresNA
CaliforniaYolla Bolly Contiguous646acresJuly 1991
ColoradoAdobe Badlands10425acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoAmerican Flats3306acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoAnt Hills4354acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBeaver Creek26150acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBill Hare Gulch76acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBlack Canyon1200acresNA
ColoradoBlack Mountain9932acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBrowns Canyon6614acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBull Canyon11777acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoBull Gulch15000acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoCahone Canyon8960acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoCamel Back10402acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoCastle Peak11940acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoChew Winter Camp1320acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoCross Canyon11580acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoCross Mountain14081acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoDemaree Canyon21050acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoDiamond Breaks31480acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoDolores River Canyon28668acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoDomingquez Canyon2086acres
ColoradoEagle Mountain330acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoHack Lake10acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoHandies Peak16664acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoHigh Mesa Grassland680acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoLittle Book Cliffs26525acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoLower Grape Creek11220acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoMcIntyre Hills16650acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoMcKenna Peak19398acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoMenefee Mountain7089acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoNeedle Rock80acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoNorth Sand Hills791acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoOil Spring Mountain17740acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoPapa Keal400acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoPeterson Draw5160acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoPlatte River Contiguous30acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoPowderhorn7022acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoRare Lizard and Snake443acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoRedcloud Peak36722acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoSan Luis Hills10240acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoSewemup Mesa19140acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoSkull Creek13740acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoSouth Piney Creek10acres
ColoradoSquaw/Papoose Canyon4611acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoThe Palisade26050acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoTroublesome8250acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoUpper Grape Creek10200acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoVale of Tears7420acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoWeber Mountain6303acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoWeminuche Contiguous1840acresNA
ColoradoWest Cold Spring14482acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoWest Needles Creek Contiguous1240acresNA
ColoradoWhitehead Gulch1500acresNA
ColoradoWillow Creek13368acresJanuary 1993
ColoradoWindy Gulch12274acresJanuary 1993
IdahoAppendicitis Hill25376acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBear Den Butte5419acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBlack Butte3893acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBlack Canyon5534acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBlack Canyon10609acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBorah Peak3941acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBox Creek439acresSeptember 1992
IdahoBurnt Creek23829acresSeptember 1992
IdahoCedar Butte36390acresSeptember 1992
IdahoChina Cup Butte166acresSeptember 1992
IdahoCrystal Lake8893acresSeptember 1992
IdahoDeer Creek8071acresSeptember 1992
IdahoEighteen Mile25015acresSeptember 1992
IdahoFriedman Creek9424acresSeptember 1992
IdahoGoldburg3946acresSeptember 1992
IdahoGooding City of Rocks East14317acresSeptember 1992
IdahoGooding City of Rocks West6656acresSeptember 1992
IdahoGrandmother Mountain11825acresSeptember 1992
IdahoGreat Rift46632acresSeptember 1992
IdahoHawley Mountain16807acresSeptember 1992
IdahoHell's Half Acre67751acresSeptember 1992
IdahoHenrys Lake338acresSeptember 1992
IdahoKing Hill Creek28218acresSeptember 1992
IdahoLava23276acresSeptember 1992
IdahoLittle City of Rocks6606acresSeptember 1992
IdahoLittle Deer13936acresSeptember 1992
IdahoLittle Wood River4183acresSeptember 1992
IdahoLower Salmon Falls Creek3282acresSeptember 1992
IdahoMarshall Mountain5527acresSeptember 1992
IdahoPetticoat Peak11192acresSeptember 1992
IdahoRaven's Eye31319acresSeptember 1992
IdahoSand Butte21399acresSeptember 1992
IdahoSand Mountain21709acresSeptember 1992
IdahoSelkirk Crest622acresSeptember 1992
IdahoShale Butte15560acresSeptember 1992
IdahoShoshone6757acresSeptember 1992
IdahoSnake River Islands341acresSeptember 1992
IdahoSnowhole Rapids5336acresSeptember 1992
IdahoWhite Knob Mountains10047acresSeptember 1992
IdahoWorm Creek39acresSeptember 1992
MontanaAntelope Creek12350acresJanuary 1993
MontanaAxolotl Lakes7804acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBeaver Meadows595acresNA
MontanaBell/Limekiln Canyons9650acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBig Horn Tack-on2470acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBilly Creek3450acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBitter Creek59660acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBlack Sage5926acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBlacktail Mountains17479acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBridge Coulee5900acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBuffalo Creek5650acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBurnt Lodge13730acresJanuary 1993
MontanaBurnt Timber Canyon3430acresJanuary 1993
MontanaCentennial Mountains27691acresJanuary 1993
MontanaCow Creek34050acresJanuary 1993
MontanaDog Creek South5150acresJanuary 1993
MontanaEast Fork Blacktail Deer Creek6230acresJanuary 1993
MontanaElkhorn3585acresNA
MontanaErvin Ridge10200acresJanuary 1993
MontanaFarlin Creek1139acresJanuary 1993
MontanaHenneberry Ridge9806acresJanuary 1993
MontanaHidden Pasture Creek15509acresJanuary 1993
MontanaHoodoo Mountain11380acresJanuary 1993
MontanaHumbug Spires11175acresJanuary 1993
MontanaMusselshell Breaks8650acresJanuary 1993
MontanaNorth Fork Sun River196acresNA
MontanaPryor Mountain12575acresJanuary 1993
MontanaQuigg West520acresJanuary 1993
MontanaRuby Mountains26611acresJanuary 1993
MontanaSeven Blackfoot20250acresJanuary 1993
MontanaSleeping Giant/Sheep Creek10454acresJanuary 1993
MontanaSquare Butte1947acresJanuary 1993
MontanaStafford4800acresJanuary 1993
MontanaTerry Badlands44910acresJanuary 1993
MontanaTwin Coulee6870acresJanuary 1993
MontanaWales Creek11580acresJanuary 1993
MontanaWoodhawk8100acresJanuary 1993
MontanaYellowstone River Island53acresJanuary 1993
MontanaZook Creek8438acresJanuary 1993
NevadaAlder Creek5142acresSeptember 1992
NevadaAntelope Range43700acresSeptember 1992
NevadaAugusta Mountains89372acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBad Lands9426acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBlue Eagle59560acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBlue Lakes20508acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBluebell55665acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBuffalo Hills45287acresSeptember 1992
NevadaBurbank Canyons13395acresSeptember 1992
NevadaCedar Ridge10009acresSeptember 1992
NevadaChina Mountain10358acresSeptember 1992
NevadaClan Alpine Mountains196128acresSeptember 1992
NevadaDesatoya Mountains51402acresSeptember 1992
NevadaDisaster Peak13200acresSeptember 1992
NevadaDry Valley Rim76177acresSeptember 1992
NevadaFandango530acresSeptember 1992
NevadaFive Springs1383acresSeptember 1992
NevadaFox Range75404acresSeptember 1992
NevadaGabbs Valley Range79600acresSeptember 1992
NevadaGoshute Canyon362acresSeptember 1992
NevadaGoshute Peak69770acresSeptember 1992
NevadaGrapevine Mountains66800acresSeptember 1992
NevadaJob Peak90209acresSeptember 1992
NevadaKawich54320acresSeptember 1992
NevadaLahonton Cutthroat Trout12316acresSeptember 1992
NevadaLittle Humboldt River42213acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMassacre Rim101290acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMillion Hills21296acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMorey Peak5070acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMount Limbo23752acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMount Stirling5600acresSeptember 1992
NevadaMountain Meadow22acresSeptember 1992
NevadaNorth Fork Little Humboldt69683acresSeptember 1992
NevadaOwyhee Canyon21875acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPalisade Mesa99550acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPark Range47268acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPigeon Spring3575acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPinyon Joshua560acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPole Creek12969acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPoodle Mountain142050acresSeptember 1992
NevadaPueblo Mountains600acresSeptember 1992
NevadaQueer Mountain81550acresSeptember 1992
NevadaRawhide Mountain64360acresSeptember 1992
NevadaRed Spring7847acresSeptember 1992
NevadaResting Springs3850acresSeptember 1992
NevadaRiordan's Well57002acresSeptember 1992
NevadaRoberts Mountain15090acresSeptember 1992
NevadaRough Hills6685acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSelenite Mountains32041acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSheldon Contiguous23700acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSilver Peak Range33900acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSimpson Park49670acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSkedaddle589acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSouth Fork Owyhee River7842acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSouth Pequop41090acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSouth Reveille106200acresSeptember 1992
NevadaStillwater Range94607acresSeptember 1992
NevadaSunrise Mountain9952acresSeptember 1992
NevadaThe Wall38000acresSeptember 1992
NevadaTobin Range13107acresSeptember 1992
NevadaTwin Peaks65114acresSeptember 1992
NevadaVirgin Mountain6560acresSeptember 1992
NevadaWall Canyon46305acresSeptember 1992
New MexicoAden Lava Flow25287acresMay 1992
New MexicoAlama Hueco Mountains16264acresMay 1992
New MexicoAntelope20710acresMay 1992
New MexicoApache Box932acresMay 1992
New MexicoApache box Add-on6229acresNA
New MexicoBig Hatchet Mountains65872acresMay 1992
New MexicoBlue Creek14896acresMay 1992
New MexicoBrokeoff Mountains31606acresMay 1992
New MexicoCabezon8159acresMay 1992
New MexicoCanyons3930acresNA
New MexicoCarrizozo Lava Flow10690acresMay 1992
New MexicoCedar Mountains14911acresMay 1992
New MexicoChain-of-Craters18300acresNA
New MexicoChamisa16602acresMay 1992
New MexicoContinental Divide68761acresMay 1992
New MexicoCooke's Range19608acresMay 1992
New MexicoCowboy Spring6699acresMay 1992
New MexicoCulp Canyon10937acresMay 1992
New MexicoDevil's Backbone8904acresMay 1992
New MexicoDevil's Den Canyon320acresMay 1992
New MexicoDevil's Ranch860acresNA
New MexicoEagle Peak43960acresMay 1992
New MexicoEl Malpais21300acresMay 1992
New MexicoEmpedrado9007acresMay 1992
New MexicoFlorida Mountains22336acresMay 1992
New MexicoGila Lower Box8555acresMay 1992
New MexicoGray Peak14678acresNA
New MexicoGuadalupe Canyon4146acresMay 1992
New MexicoHorse Mountain5032acresMay 1992
New MexicoHoverrocker22acresNA
New MexicoIgnacio Chavez33609acresMay 1992
New MexicoJornada del Muerto31147acresMay 1992
New MexicoLa Lena10438acresMay 1992
New MexicoLas Uvas Mountains11067acresMay 1992
New MexicoLittle Black Peak15469acresMay 1992
New MexicoLonesome Ridge3505acresMay 1992
New MexicoManzano881acresMay 1992
New MexicoMathers362acresMay 1992
New MexicoMcKittrick Canyon200acresMay 1992
New MexicoMesita Blanca19414acresMay 1992
New MexicoMount Riley8488acresMay 1992
New MexicoMudgetts2941acresMay 1992
New MexicoOjito124acresMay 1992
New MexicoOrgan Mountains7283acresMay 1992
New MexicoOrgan Needles7604acresNA
New MexicoPeloncillo Mountains4061acresMay 1992
New MexicoPena Blanca4780acresNA
New MexicoPetaca Pinta11668acresMay 1992
New MexicoPresilla8680acresMay 1992
New MexicoRio Chama12671acresMay 1992
New MexicoRobledo Mountains12946acresMay 1992
New MexicoSan Antonio7050acresMay 1992
New MexicoSierra de las Canas12838acresMay 1992
New MexicoSierra Ladrones45308acresMay 1992
New MexicoStallion24238acresMay 1992
New MexicoVeranito7206acresMay 1992
New MexicoWest Potrillo Mountains148697acresMay 1992
OregonAbert Rim25088acresJuly 1992
OregonAldrich Mountain9132acresJuly 1992
OregonAlvord Desert236260acresJuly 1992
OregonBasque Hills140308acresJuly 1992
OregonBeaver Dam Creek19138acresJuly 1992
OregonBlitzen River31902acresJuly 1992
OregonBlue Canyon12575acresJuly 1992
OregonBlue Canyon Add-on40acresNA
OregonBowden Hills59061acresJuly 1992
OregonBrewer Spruce210acresJuly 1992
OregonBridge Creek14325acresJuly 1992
OregonCamp Creek19869acresJuly 1992
OregonCastle Rock6152acresJuly 1992
OregonCedar Mountain33469acresJuly 1992
OregonClarks Butte31284acresJuly 1992
OregonCottonwood Creek8111acresJuly 1992
OregonCougar Well19302acresJuly 1992
OregonDeschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls3192acresJuly 1992
OregonDevils Garden Lava Bed28236acresJuly 1992
OregonDiablo Mountain118798acresJuly 1992
OregonDisaster Peak17443acresJuly 1992
OregonDouglas-Fir590acresJuly 1992
OregonDry Creek23350acresJuly 1992
OregonDry Creek Buttes52382acresJuly 1992
OregonEast Alvord22161acresJuly 1992
OregonFifteenmile Creek50332acresJuly 1992
OregonFish Creek Rim19121acresJuly 1992
OregonFour Craters Lava Bed12472acresJuly 1992
OregonGerry Mountain22350acresJuly 1992
OregonGold Creek13598acresJuly 1992
OregonGuano Creek10581acresJuly 1992
OregonHampton Butte10249acresJuly 1992
OregonHawk Mountain69735acresJuly 1992
OregonHeath Lake21197acresJuly 1992
OregonHigh Steens14089acresJuly 1992
OregonHome Creek1165acresJuly 1992
OregonHomestead14581acresJuly 1992
OregonHoneycombs38690acresJuly 1992
OregonIndian Creek208acresJuly 1992
OregonJordan Craters27780acresJuly 1992
OregonLittle Sink80acresJuly 1992
OregonLookout Butte66206acresJuly 1992
OregonLost Forest8000acresJuly 1992
OregonLower John Day25396acresJuly 1992
OregonLower Owyhee Canyon74743acresJuly 1992
OregonLower Stonehouse7449acresJuly 1992
OregonMahogany Ridge27363acresJuly 1992
OregonMalheur River-Bluebucket Creek5529acresJuly 1992
OregonMcgraw Creek520acresJuly 1992
OregonMountain Lakes340acresJuly 1992
OregonNorth Fork11397acresJuly 1992
OregonNorth Pole Ridge7301acresJuly 1992
OregonOregon Canyon42121acresJuly 1992
OregonOrejana Canyon24183acresJuly 1992
OregonOwyhee Breaks13118acresJuly 1992
OregonOwyhee River Canyon187590acresJuly 1992
OregonPalomino Hills54242acresJuly 1992
OregonPats Cabin9782acresNA
OregonPine Creek200acresJuly 1992
OregonPueblo Mountains74112acresJuly 1992
OregonRed Mountain15659acresJuly 1992
OregonRincon108482acresJuly 1992
OregonSaddle Butte85764acresJuly 1992
OregonSage Hen Hills7967acresJuly 1992
OregonSand Dunes15538acresJuly 1992
OregonSand Hollow9383acresJuly 1992
OregonSheep Gulch741acresJuly 1992
OregonSheep Mountain7247acresJuly 1992
OregonSheepshead Mountains52787acresJuly 1992
OregonSlocum Creek7553acresJuly 1992
OregonSouth Fork20332acresJuly 1992
OregonSouth Fork Donner and Blitzen27969acresJuly 1992
OregonSpaulding 68492acresJuly 1992
OregonSperry Creek5295acresJuly 1992
OregonSpring Basin6483acresJuly 1992
OregonSquaw Ridge Lava Bed28684acresJuly 1992
OregonStonehouse22767acresJuly 1992
OregonSutton Mountain28906acresNA
OregonTable Mountain40083acresJuly 1992
OregonThirtymile7626acresJuly 1992
OregonTwelvemile Creek28041acresJuly 1992
OregonUpper Leslie Gulch2905acresJuly 1992
OregonUpper West Little Owyhee61458acresJuly 1992
OregonWest Peak8590acresJuly 1992
OregonWestern Juniper600acresJuly 1992
OregonWild Horse Basin12007acresJuly 1992
OregonWildcat Canyon34724acresJuly 1992
OregonWillow Creek29852acresJuly 1992
OregonWinter Range15517acresJuly 1992
UtahBehind The Rocks13065acresJune 1992
UtahBlack Ridge Canyon West52acresJune 1992
UtahBook Cliffs Mountain Browse399acresJune 1992
UtahBridge Jack Mesa6333acresJune 1992
UtahBull Canyon599acresJune 1992
UtahBull Mountain13138acresJune 1992
UtahBurning Hills65710acresJune 1992
UtahButler Wash24277acresJune 1992
UtahCarcass Canyon48628acresJune 1992
UtahCheesebox Canyon14831acresJune 1992
UtahCoal Canyon60755acresJune 1992
UtahConger Mountain20161acresJune 1992
UtahCrack Canyon26303acresJune 1992
UtahCross Canyon949acresJune 1992
UtahDaniels Canyon2516acresJune 1992
UtahDark Canyon67825acresJune 1992
UtahDeath Ridge66286acresJune 1992
UtahDeep Creek Mountains79144acresJune 1992
UtahDesolation Canyon294581acresJune 1992
UtahDevils Canyon9142acresJune 1992
UtahDevils Garden640acresJune 1992
UtahDiamond Breaks3926acresJune 1992
UtahDirty Devil71883acresJune 1992
UtahEscalante Canyon Tract 1364acresJune 1992
UtahEscalante Canyon Tract 5761acresJune 1992
UtahFiddler Butte73360acresJune 1992
UtahFifty Mile Mountain160833acresJune 1992
UtahFish Creek Canyon46102acresJune 1992
UtahFish Springs57609acresJune 1992
UtahFloy Canyon72282acresJune 1992
UtahFlume Canyon50628acresJune 1992
UtahFremont Gorge2843acresJune 1992
UtahFrench Spring-Happy Canyon24306acresJune 1992
UtahGrand Gulch105213acresJune 1992
UtahHorseshoe Canyon (North)19502acresJune 1992
UtahHorseshoe Canyon (South)39842acresJune 1992
UtahHowell Peak27545acresJune 1992
UtahIndian Creek6554acresJune 1992
UtahJack Canyon7203acresJune 1992
UtahJoshua Tree1048acres
UtahKing Top92847acresJune 1992
UtahLink Flats882acresJune 1992
UtahLittle Rockies40733acresJune 1992
UtahLost Spring Canyon1625acresJune 1992
UtahMancos Mesa50889acresJune 1992
UtahMexican Mountain58326acresJune 1992
UtahMill Creek Canyon9866acresJune 1992
UtahMoquith Mountain15249acresJune 1992
UtahMount Ellen-Blue Hills81363acresJune 1992
UtahMount Hillers19277acresJune 1992
UtahMount Pennell77137acresJune 1992
UtahMud Spring Canyon40573acresJune 1992
UtahMuddy Creek30521acresJune 1992
UtahMule Canyon6171acresJune 1992
UtahNegro Bill Canyon7560acresJune 1992
UtahNorth Escalante Canyon/The Gulch127459acresJune 1992
UtahNorth Fork Virgin River1080acresJune 1992
UtahNorth Stansbury Mountains10786acresJune 1992
UtahNotch Peak57296acresJune 1992
UtahOrderville Canyon1952acresJune 1992
UtahParia-Hackberry402acresJune 1992
UtahParia-Hackberry145828acresJune 1992
UtahParunuweap Canyon30907acresJune 1992
UtahPhipps Death Hollow45328acresJune 1992
UtahRoad Canyon52404acresJune 1992
UtahRockwell9342acresJune 1992
UtahSan Rafael Reef59051acresJune 1992
UtahScorpion37319acresJune 1992
UtahScott's Basin8265acresJune 1992
UtahSids Cabin439acresJune 1992
UtahSids Mountain75216acresJune 1992
UtahSouth Needles160acresJune 1992
UtahSpring Creek Canyon4333acresJune 1992
UtahSpruce Canyon20353acresJune 1992
UtahSquaw/Papoose Canyon6560acresJune 1992
UtahSteep Creek23978acresJune 1992
UtahSwasey Mountain59006acresJune 1992
UtahThe Blues19416acresJune 1992
UtahThe Cockscomb9921acresJune 1992
UtahTurtle Canyon33379acresJune 1992
UtahWah Wah Mountains49429acresJune 1992
UtahWahweap144268acresJune 1992
UtahWest Cold Spring3283acresJune 1992
UtahWestwater Canyon30066acresJune 1992
UtahWhite Rock Range3820acresJune 1992
UtahWinter Ridge43322acresJune 1992
WashingtonChopaka Mountain5636acresJuly 1992
WyomingAdobe Town85710acresJuly 1992
WyomingAlkali Basin – East Sand Dunes12800acresJuly 1992
WyomingAlkali Creek10100acresJuly 1992
WyomingAlkali Draw16990acresJuly 1992
WyomingBennett Mountains6003acresJuly 1992
WyomingBig Horn Tack-on80acresJuly 1992
WyomingBobcat Draw Badlands17150acresJuly 1992
WyomingBuffalo Hump10300acresJuly 1992
WyomingCedar Mountain21560acresJuly 1992
WyomingCopper Mountain6858acresJuly 1992
WyomingDevils Playground/Twin Buttes23841acresJuly 1992
WyomingDubois Badlands4520acresJuly 1992
WyomingEncampment River Canyon4547acresJuly 1992
WyomingFerris Mountains22245acresJuly 1992
WyomingFortification Creek12419acresJuly 1992
WyomingGardner Mountain6423acresJuly 1992
WyomingHoneycomb Buttes40548acresJuly 1992
WyomingHoneycombs21000acresJuly 1992
WyomingLake Mountain13865acresJuly 1992
WyomingLankin Dome6316acresJuly 1992
WyomingMcCullough Peaks24570acresJuly 1992
WyomingMedicine Lodge7740acresJuly 1992
WyomingMiller Springs6429acresJuly 1992
WyomingNorth Fork Powder River10089acresJuly 1992
WyomingOregon Buttes5700acresJuly 1992
WyomingOwl Creek710acresJuly 1992
WyomingProspect Mountain1145acresJuly 1992
WyomingPryor Mountain4352acresJuly 1992
WyomingRaymond Mountain32936acresJuly 1992
WyomingRed Butte11350acresJuly 1992
WyomingRed Creek Badlands8020acresJuly 1992
WyomingRed Lake9515acresJuly 1992
WyomingSand Dunes26309acresJuly 1992
WyomingSavage Peak7041acresJuly 1992
WyomingScab Creek7636acresJuly 1992
WyomingSheep Mountain23250acresJuly 1992
WyomingSouth Pinnacles10800acresJuly 1992
WyomingSplit Rock12789acresJuly 1992
WyomingSweetwater Canyon9056acresJuly 1992
WyomingTrapper Creek7200acresJuly 1992
WyomingWhiskey Mountain487acresJuly 1992
WyomingWhitehorse Creek4002acresJuly 1992

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Landscape Conservation System - Wilderness Study Areas . Bureau of Land Management . December 2009 . October 13, 2012 . https://www.webcitation.org/6EbwKxmUe?url=http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/natural_resources/nlcs/wilderness_study_areas.Par.88202.File.dat/WSAs%20throughout%20the%20Country.pdf . February 22, 2013 . dead .