Aden Lava Flow Wilderness, Nature reserve in Doña Ana County, United States.
The Aden Lava Flow Wilderness extends across 25,287 acres of basalt flows, volcanic craters, and coppice sand dunes in the Chihuahuan Desert.
The Bureau of Land Management incorporated this area into the National Wilderness Preservation System on March 12, 2019, through the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation Act.
The geological formations within the reserve provide essential habitats for melanistic species, including the rock pocket mouse and black-tailed rattlesnake.
Visitors can reach the wilderness by taking Interstate 10 west from Las Cruces for 17 miles to exit 127, following Corralitos Road to the reserve entrance.
The landscape features pressure ridges, lava tubes, and steep-walled depressions reaching 100 feet in width, creating natural shelters for numerous bat colonies.
Location: Doña Ana County
Operator: BLM
GPS coordinates: 32.05217,-106.99911
Latest update: March 3, 2025 13:40
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