Sierra de las Uvas

Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
Map showing the location of Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
LocationDoña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest cityHatch, New Mexico
Coordinates32°34′N 107°12′W / 32.57°N 107.20°W / 32.57; -107.20
Area11,114 acres (45 km2)
Established2019 (2019)
Governing bodyU.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

The Sierra de las Uvas or Grape Mountains are a mountain range in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.[1] The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, authorized the establishment of the Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, protecting approximately 11,114 acres in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.[2]

References

  1. ^ Julyan, Robert (2006). The Mountains of New Mexico. UNM Press. p. 227. ISBN 9780826335166.
  2. ^ "John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S.47)" (PDF). Congress.gov. Retrieved 16 March 2019.


32°31′N 107°13′W / 32.517°N 107.217°W / 32.517; -107.217


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