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Cinder Cone Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Map showing the location of Cinder Cone Wilderness
Map showing the location of Cinder Cone Wilderness
Location in New Mexico
Map showing the location of Cinder Cone Wilderness
Map showing the location of Cinder Cone Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationDoña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest cityLas Cruces, NM
Coordinates31°56′21″N 107°12′23″W / 31.9391839°N 107.2065147°W / 31.9391839; -107.2065147
Area16,935 acres (69 km2)
Established2019 (2019)
Governing bodyU.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]

  1. ^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 30, 2023
  2. ^ Cinder Cone Wilderness - Wilderness Connect

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