Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness

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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a remote badlands area in northwestern New Mexico known for its striking eroded rock formations, hoodoos, and rich fossil beds.

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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf badlands ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
access hiking only within wilderness ⓘ
unpaved roads ⓘ
area approximately 182 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 45,000 acres ⓘ
climate semi-arid ⓘ
containsFossilsOf dinosaurs ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
mammals ⓘ
petrified wood ⓘ
plants ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalAssociation Navajo Nation vicinity ⓘ
distanceFrom about 36 miles south of Farmington, New Mexico ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,800 meters ⓘ
approximately 6,000 feet ⓘ
established 1984 ⓘ
establishedBy U.S. Congress ⓘ
features badlands gullies ⓘ
balanced rocks ⓘ
colorful sedimentary layers ⓘ
eroded ridges ⓘ
mushroom-shaped hoodoos ⓘ
geologicalFormation Fruitland Formation ⓘ
Kirtland Formation ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Late Cretaceous ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor badlands landscape ⓘ
eroded rock formations ⓘ
hoodoos ⓘ
paleontological resources ⓘ
photographic scenery ⓘ
rich fossil beds ⓘ
locatedIn New Mexico ⓘ
San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ
locatedOn Colorado Plateau ⓘ
managedBy Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
namedAfter Navajo words "Bisti" and "De-Na-Zin" ⓘ
nearestCity Farmington, New Mexico ⓘ
nearestCommunity Navajo, New Mexico ⓘ
partOf National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
primaryRockType mudstone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
prohibits mechanized transport ⓘ
motorized vehicles ⓘ
new road construction ⓘ
recreationalActivity backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
region northwestern New Mexico ⓘ
state New Mexico ⓘ

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San Juan County, New Mexico → contains → Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness ⓘ