| Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness | |
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| Location | San Juan County, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Huerfano, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36°18′16″N 108°07′05″W / 36.30444°N 108.11806°W |
| Area | 45,000 acres (18,000 ha) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | Bureau of Land Management |
| Website | Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness |
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 45,000-acre (18,000 ha) wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, except three parcels of private Navajo land within its boundaries.[1] The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, expanded the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness by approximately 2,250 acres.[2]
Translated from the Navajo word Bistahí, Bisti means "among the adobe formations."[3] De-Na-Zin, from Navajo Dééł Náázíní, translates as "Standing Crane."[4] Petroglyphs of cranes have been found south of the Wilderness.[5] It is on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[6]
- ^ Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - Wilderness.net
- ^ "John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S.47)" (PDF). Congress.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Young, Robert M. and William Morgan. The Navajo Language. Revised Ed. Univ. of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque: 1987. p.245, column 2.
- ^ Young, Robert M. and William Morgan. The Navajo Language. Revised Ed. Univ. of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque: 1987. p.310, column 2.
- ^ Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Archived March 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - BLM
- ^ Trail of the Ancients. Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.