The BLM’s National Conservation Lands system was established to highlight and protect the most significant landscapes under BLM management, focusing on areas with exceptional scenic, cultural, ecological, or recreational values. Please note that other federal agencies manage additional protected areas in New Mexico that wouldn’t appear on this BLM list.
Wilderness Study Areas
Alamo Hueco Mountains WSA
Antelope WSA
Apache Box WSA
Big Hatchet Mountains WSA
Blue Creek WSA
Brokeoff Mountains WSA
Cabezon WSA
Canyons WSA
Carrizozo Lava Flow WSA
Cedar Mountains WSA
Chain of Craters WSA
Chamisa WSA
Continental Divide WSA
Cooke’s Range WSA
Cowboy Spring WSA
Culp Canyon WSA
Devil’s Backbone WSA
Devil’s Den Canyon WSA
Devil’s Reach WSA
Eagle Peak WSA
El Malpais WSA
Empedrado WSA
Florida Mountains WSA
Gila Lower Box WSA
Gray Peak WSA
Guadalupe Canyon WSA
Horse Mountain WSA
Hoverrocker WSA
Ignacio Chavez WSA
Jornada del Muerto WSA
La Leña WSA
Little Black Peak WSA
Lonesome Ridge WSA
Manzano WSA
Mathers WSA
McKittrick Canyon WSA
Mesita Blanca WSA
Mudgetts WSA
Ojito WSA
Peloncillo Mountains WSA
Petaca Pinta WSA
Presilla WSA
Rio Chama WSA
Sierra de las Cañas WSA
Sierra Ladrones WSA
Stallion WSA
Veranito WSA
Wilderness Areas
Aden Lava Flow
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah
Bisti/De-Na-Zin
Broad Canyon
Cinder Cone
Cebolla
East Potrillo Mountains
Gila
Mount Riley
Ojito
Organ Mountains
Potrillo Mountains
Robledo Mountains
Sierra de las Uvas
Sabinoso
West Malpais
Whitethorn
Wild and Scenic Rivers
Rio Chama Wild and Scenic River
Rio Grande and Red River Wild and Scenic River
National Scenic and Historic Trails
Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
National Conservation Areas
El Malpais National Conservation Area
Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area
National Monuments
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
Río Grande del Norte National Monument
