Wilderness Detail Table

The tables below identify individual Wilderness Areas in each State. For State-level summary information visit the Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas Summary Table.

To view legislation and background information on individual wilderness areas visit wilderness.net.

Arizona

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Aravaipa Canyon	8/28/1984	19,410
Arrastra Mountain	11/28/1990	129,800
Aubrey Peak	11/28/1990	15,400
Baboquivari Peak	11/28/1990	2,040
Beaver Dam Mountains*	8/28/1984	15,000
Big Horn Mountains	11/28/1990	21,000
Cottonwood Point	8/28/1984	6,860
Coyote Mountains	11/28/1990	5,100
Dos Cabezas Mountains	11/28/1990	11,700
Eagletail Mountains	11/28/1990	97,880
East Cactus Plain	11/28/1990	14,630
Fishhooks	11/28/1990	10,500
Gibralter Mountain	11/28/1990	18,790
Grand Wash Cliffs	8/28/1984	37,030
Harcuvar Mountains	11/28/1990	25,050
Harquahala Mountains	11/28/1990	22,880
Hassayampa River Canyon	11/28/1990	12,300
Hells Canyon	11/28/1990	9,951
Hummingbird Springs	11/28/1990	31,200
Kanab Creek	8/28/1984	6,700
Mount Logan	8/28/1984	14,650
Mount Nutt	11/28/1990	28,080
Mount Tipton	11/28/1990	31,520
Mount Trumbull	8/28/1984	7,880
Mount Wilson	11/28/1990	23,900
Muggins Mountain	11/28/1990	7,711
Needle's Eye	11/28/1990	8,760
New Water Mountains	11/28/1990	24,600
North Maricopa Mountains	11/28/1990	63,200
North Santa Teresa	11/28/1990	5,800
Paiute	8/28/1984	87,900
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs*	8/28/1984	89,400
Peloncillo Mountains	11/28/1990	19,440
Rawhide Mountains	11/28/1990	38,470
Redfield Canyon	11/28/1990	6,600
Sierra Estrella	11/28/1990	14,400
Signal Mountain	11/28/1990	13,350
South Maricopa Mountains	11/28/1990	60,100
Swansea	11/28/1990	16,400
Table Top	11/28/1990	34,400
Tres Alamos	11/28/1990	8,300
Trigo Mountain	11/28/1990	30,300
Upper Burro Creek	11/28/1990	27,440
Wabayuma Peak	11/28/1990	38,944
Warm Springs	11/28/1990	112,400
White Canyon	11/28/1990	5,800
Woolsey Peak	11/28/1990	64,000

California

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Agua Tibia	3/30/2009	539
Argus Range	10/31/1994	65,726
Avawatz Mountains	3/12/2019	89,500
Beauty Mountain	3/30/2009	15,628
Big Maria Mountains	10/31/1994	45,384
Bigelow Cholla Garden	10/31/1994	14,645
Bighorn Mountain	10/31/1994	26,543
Black Mountain	10/31/1994	20,548
Bright Star	10/31/1994	8,191
Bristol Mountains	10/31/1994	71,389
Buzzards Peak	3/12/2019	11,840
Cache Creek	10/17/2006	27,296
Cadiz Dunes	10/31/1994	19,935
Carrizo Gorge	10/31/1994	14,740
Cedar Roughs	10/17/2006	6,287
Chemehuevi Mountains	10/31/1994	85,864
Chimney Peak	10/31/1994	13,140
Chuckwalla Mountains	10/31/1994	99,548
Cleghorn Lakes	10/31/1994	39,167
Clipper Mountain	10/31/1994	33,843
Coso Range	10/31/1994	49,296
Coyote Mountains	10/31/1994	18,631
Darwin Falls	10/31/1994	8,189
Dead Mountains	10/31/1994	47,158
Domeland	10/31/1994	39,379
El Paso Mountains	10/31/1994	23,679
Elkhorn Ridge	10/17/2006	11,001
Fish Creek Mountains	10/31/1994	21,390
Funeral Mountains	10/31/1994	25,707
Golden Valley	10/31/1994	37,786
Granite Mountain	3/30/2009	31,059
Grass Valley	10/31/1994	30,186
Great Falls Basin	3/12/2019	7,810
Hollow Hills	10/31/1994	22,366
Ibex	10/31/1994	28,822
Indian Pass	10/31/1994	43,279
Inyo Mountains	10/31/1994	125,075
Ishi	9/28/1984	199
Jacumba	10/31/1994	31,358
Kelso Dunes	10/31/1994	144,915
Kiavah	10/31/1994	41,000
King Range	10/31/1994	42,695
Kingston Range	10/31/1994	252,149
Little Chuckwalla Mountains	10/31/1994	28,052
Little Picacho	10/31/1994	38,216
Machesna Mountains	9/28/1984	123
Malpais Mesa	10/31/1994	31,906
Manly Peak	10/31/1994	12,897
Mecca Hills	10/31/1994	26,356
Mesquite	10/31/1994	44,804
Milpitas Wash	3/12/2019	17,250
Newberry Mountains	10/31/1994	26,102
Nopah Range	10/31/1994	106,623
North Algodones Dunes	10/31/1994	25,895
North Mesquite Mountains	10/31/1994	28,955
Old Woman Mountains	10/31/1994	165,172
Orocopia Mountains	10/31/1994	51,289
Otay Mountain	10/31/1994	16,893
Owens Peak	10/31/1994	73,868
Pahrump Valley	10/31/1994	73,726
Palen/McCoy	10/31/1994	236,488
Palo Verde Mountains	10/31/1994	39,955
Picacho Peak	10/31/1994	8,860
Pinto Mountain	3/30/2009	24,348
Piper Mountain	10/31/1994	72,192
Piute Mountains	10/31/1994	48,080
Resting Spring Range	10/31/1994	76,312
Rice Valley	10/31/1994	41,777
Riverside Mountains	10/31/1994	24,004
Rocks and Islands	10/17/2006	6
Rodman Mountains	10/31/1994	34,264
Sacatar Trail	10/31/1994	50,451
Saddle Peak Hills	10/31/1994	1,530
San Gorgonio	10/31/1994	39,233
Santa Lucia	2/24/1978	1,807
Santa Rosa	10/31/1994	58,878
Sawtooth Mountains	10/31/1994	33,772
Sheephole Valley	10/31/1994	188,169
Soda Mountains	3/12/2019	80,090
South Fork Eel River	10/17/2006	12,868
South Nopah Range	10/31/1994	17,059
Stateline	10/31/1994	6,964
Stepladder Mountains	10/31/1994	83,195
Surprise Canyon	10/31/1994	24,433
Sylvania Mountains	10/31/1994	18,682
Trilobite	10/31/1994	37,308
Turtle Mountains	10/31/1994	177,309
Ventana	11/6/2002	719
Whipple Mountains	10/31/1994	76,123
White Mountains	3/30/2009	24,162
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel	9/28/1984	8,433
Yuki	10/17/2006	17,196

Colorado

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Black Ridge Canyons*	10/24/2000	70,380
Dominguez Canyon	3/30/2009	66,280
Gunnison Gorge	10/21/1999	17,784
Powderhorn	8/13/1993	47,980
Uncompahgre	8/13/1993	3,390

Idaho

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Big Jacks Creek	3/30/2009	57,343
Bruneau-Jarbridge Rivers	3/30/2009	96,774
Frank Church-River of No Return	7/23/1980	802
Jim McClure-Jerry Peak	8/7/2015	23,916
Little Jacks Creek	3/30/2009	50,930
North Fork Owyhee	3/30/2009	44,027
Owyhee River	3/30/2009	270,846
Pole Creek	3/30/2009	12,556
White Clouds	8/7/2015	450

Montana

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Lee Metcalf-Bear Trap Canyon Unit	10/31/1983	6,347

Nevada

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Arrow Canyon	11/6/2002	27,502
Becky Peak	12/20/2006	18,119
Big Rocks	11/30/2004	12,930
Black Rock Desert	12/21/2000	314,835
Bristlecone	12/20/2006	14,095
Cain Mountain	12/23/2022	14,050
Calico Mountains	12/21/2000	64,968
Clan Alpine Mountains	12/23/2022	128,362
Clover Mountains	11/30/2004	85,668
Delamar Mountains	11/30/2004	111,066
Desatoya Mountains	12/23/2022	40,303
East Fork High Rock Canyon	12/21/2000	52,618
Eldorado	11/6/2002	5,766
Far South Egans	11/30/2004	36,299
Fortification Range	11/30/2004	30,539
Goshute Canyon	12/20/2006	42,544
Government Peak	12/20/2006	6,313
High Rock Canyon	12/20/2006	46,465
High Rock Lake	12/21/2000	59,107
Highland Ridge	12/21/2000	68,623
Ireteba Peaks	11/6/2002	10,332
Jumbo Springs	11/6/2002	4,760
La Madre Mountain	11/6/2002	27,896
Lime Canyon	11/6/2002	23,710
Little High Rock Canyon	12/21/2000	48,355
Meadow Valley Range	11/30/2004	123,508
Mormon Mountains	11/30/2004	157,716
Mt. Charleston	11/30/2004	2,178
Mount Grafton	11/6/2002	78,754
Mt. Irish	12/20/2006	28,274
Mt. Moriah	12/5/1989	8,708
Muddy Mountains	11/6/2002	44,633
North Black Rock Range	12/21/2000	30,648
North Jackson Mountains	12/21/2000	23,439
North McCullough	11/6/2002	14,779
Pahute Peak	12/21/2000	56,890
Parsnip Peak	11/30/2004	43,512
Pine Forest Range	12/19/2014	24,015
Rainbow Mountain	11/6/2002	20,184
South Egan Range	12/20/2006	67,214
South Jackson Mountains	12/21/2000	54,536
South McCullough	11/6/2002	43,996
South Pahroc Range	11/30/2004	25,671
Spirit Mountain	11/6/2002	553
Tunnel Spring	11/30/2004	5,341
Wee Thump Joshua Tree	11/6/2002	6,489
Weepah Spring	11/30/2004	51,305
White Rock Range	11/30/2004	24,249
Worthington Mountains	11/30/2004	30,594

New Mexico

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Aden Lava Flow	3/12/2019	27,673
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah	3/12/2019	7,242
Bisti/De-Na-Zin	10/30/1984	43,420
Broad Canyon	3/12/2019	13,902
Cebolla	12/31/1987	61,600
Cerro del Yuta	3/12/2019	13,420
Cinder Cone	3/12/2019	16,935
East Potrillo Mountains	3/12/2019	12,155
Mount Riley	3/12/2019	8,382
Ojito	10/26/2005	11,656
Organ Mountains	3/12/2019	19,916
Potrillo Mountains	3/12/2019	105,085
Rio San Antonio	3/12/2019	8,120
Robledo Mountains	3/12/2019	16,776
Sabinoso	3/30/2009	29,242
Sierra de las Uvas	3/12/2019	11,114
West Malpais	12/31/1987	39,540
Whitethorn	3/12/2019	9,616

Oregon

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Devils Staircase	43536	7,107
Hells Canyon	6/26/1984	946
Lower White River	3/30/2009	1,124
Oregon Badlands	3/30/2009	29,182
Soda Mountain	3/30/2009	24,707
Spring Basin	3/30/2009	6,404
Steens Mountain	10/30/2000	170,202
Table Rock	6/26/1984	5,784
Wild Rogue	2/24/1978	8,604

Utah

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Bear Trap Canyon	3/30/2009	40
Beaver Dam Mountains*	8/28/1984	3,667
Big Wild Horse Mesa	3/12/2019	18,192
Blackridge	3/30/2009	13,107
Black Ridge Canyons*	10/24/2000	5,099
Canaan Mountain	3/30/2009	44,447
Cedar Mountains	1/6/2006	99,428
Cold Wash	3/12/2019	11,001
Cottonwood Canyon	3/30/2009	11,667
Cougar Canyon	3/30/2009	10,648
Deep Creek	3/30/2009	3,291
Deep Creek North	3/30/2009	4,478
Desolation Canyon	3/12/2019	142,996
Devil's Canyon	3/12/2019	8,675
Doc's Pass	3/30/2009	18,216
Eagle Canyon	3/12/2019	13,832
Goose Creek	3/30/2009	93
Horse Valley	3/12/2019	12,201
Labyrinth Canyon	3/12/2019	54,643
LaVerkin Creek	3/30/2009	453
Little Ocean Draw	3/12/2019	20,660
Little Wild Horse Canyon	3/12/2019	5,479
Lower Last Chance	3/12/2019	19,339
Mexican Mountain	3/12/2019	76,413
Middle Wild Horse Mesa	3/12/2019	16,343
Muddy Creek	3/12/2019	98,023
Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs*	8/28/1984	21,416
Red Butte	3/30/2009	1,535
Red Mountain	3/30/2009	18,689
Red's Canyon	3/12/2019	17,325
San Rafael Reef	3/12/2019	60,442
Sid's Mountain	3/12/2019	49,130
Slaughter Creek	3/30/2009	4,047
Taylor Creek	3/30/2009	35
Turtle Canyon	3/12/2019	29,029

Washington

Wilderness	Date Designated	Acres
Juniper Dunes	7/3/1984	7,140

* Unit spans multiple states, acreage shown is only for this state.

Unit data as of January 2026. Data are generalized for informal use, conditions on the ground may differ. State, Indian Tribe, and private land (inholdings) are not part of these units.