Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area

Steep, sheer canyons and cactus in the Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
In the Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
Some of the peaks along the ridge

The Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area is located in southeastern New Mexico, about 40 miles southwest of Carlsbad on the eastern side of the Guadalupe Escarpment. The area features stark landscape transitions from Chihuahuan Desert shrubs at the lower elevations to high, sheer limestone cliffs. The steep, rugged mountains with dramatic rock outcrops are highly scenic.

The Wilderness Study Area is contiguous with the Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area (managed by the U.S. Forest Service) and Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness (managed by the National Park Service) in Texas.

Sheer cliff walls everywhere
Deep canyons with sheer cliff walls of limestone
Map of the Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area map
Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area
Bureau of Land Management - Carlsbad Field Office
620 Eat Greene Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220
575-627-0272
Latitude: 32.02104556°N Longitude: 104.7260778°W

Photos and map are courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management