Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah hoodoos
Map showing the location of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Map showing the location of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Location in New Mexico
Map showing the location of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Map showing the location of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationSan Juan County, New Mexico
Nearest cityBloomfield, New Mexico
Coordinates36°10′00″N 107°55′02″W / 36.16668°N 107.91729°W / 36.16668; -107.91729
Area7,242 acres (29.31 km2)
Established2019
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness is located in San Juan County, New Mexico, between Chaco Canyon and the De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Its name is a phonetic transliteration of Navajo "áshįįh łibá" meaning "salt, it is grey (grey salt)". The wilderness has multicolored badlands, sandstone hoodoos, petrified wood and dinosaur bones, similar to those found in the nearby Bisti Badlands and De-Na-Zin Wilderness.