- Dome Wilderness
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Dome Wilderness IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Nearest city Los Alamos, New Mexico Coordinates 35°44′15″N 106°22′24″W / 35.7374241057°N 106.3732511°WCoordinates: 35°44′15″N 106°22′24″W / 35.7374241057°N 106.3732511°W[1] Area 5,200 acres (2,100 ha) Established December 19, 1980 Governing body United States Forest Service Congress created the Dome Wilderness in New Mexico in 1980.[2] The wilderness area is around 5,200 acres (2,100 ha) on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest. The wilderness area borders the Bandelier Wilderness in Bandelier National Monument.[3]
The Dome Wilderness is easily accessible from Los Alamos, New Mexico, by paved and gravel roads. There are several trailheads on the national forest and some trails extend into the national monument, allowing for long loop hikes. Like the rest of the Santa Fe National Forest, the wilderness area has many prehistoric sites.
Because a fire destroyed much of the Dome Wilderness in 1996, the stark landscape stands out in contrast to other parts of the forest. The highest point in the wilderness area is near St. Peter's Dome.
References
- ^ "Dome Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&latitude=35.7374241057&longitude=-106.3732511&zoom=12. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Dome Wilderness". Wilderness.net. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=161. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Wilderness Areas in the Santa Fe National Forest". http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/sfe/recreation/wilderness.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
Categories:- IUCN Category Ib
- Wilderness Areas of New Mexico
- New Mexico geography stubs
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