Blue Range Wilderness
Combine New Mexico's Blue Range Wilderness with Arizona's Blue Range Primitive Area and you have two pieces of earth that encompass a wild, generally dry, and seemingly endless expanse of rough but beautiful...
Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.
| Designation | Wilderness |
| Managed by | U.S. Forest Service |
| State | New Mexico |
| Size | 29,106 acres (Wilderness Connect) |
| Designated | 1980, by Congress |
| Center point | 33.5609, -108.9875 |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 18) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Where to camp
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. 4 are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.
Trailheads and sites
The Forest Service lists 1 recreation site inside this wilderness, among them 1 trailhead. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.
- 3 miWS Mountain #43 Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 5.6 miBear Mountain Lookout Complex ↗Mogollon Rim, AZ
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Blue Range Wilderness?
29,106 acres.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Who manages Blue Range Wilderness?
The U.S. Forest Service.
Source: Wilderness Connect
What state is Blue Range Wilderness in?
New Mexico.
Source: Wilderness Connect
When was Blue Range Wilderness designated?
Congress designated it in 1980.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Can I camp at Blue Range Wilderness?
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. The nearest is Pueblo Park Campground, 0.1 miles out. 4 in all are within ten miles. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.
Source: Where to camp
Where are the trailheads in Blue Range Wilderness?
The Forest Service lists 1 recreation site here, including 1 trailhead. Each one links to its Forest Service page.
Source: Trailheads and sites
How do I get to Blue Range Wilderness?
A point inside the boundary is at 33.561, -108.987. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: Wilderness Connect
How dark is the night sky at Blue Range Wilderness?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 18 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Blue Range Wilderness?
1 National Register listing within 15 miles, including Bear Mountain Lookout Complex.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.