Dome Wilderness
Located in the Santa Fe National
Forest in New Mexico
This 5,200-acre area is the smallest National Forest wilderness in the southwest. Situated adjacent to
Bandelier Wilderness in Bandelier National Monument, the area provides a continuous expanse of
primitive canyon-land environments similar to those found within the National Monument. The trail
system accessing the area also provides access into the west side of the Bandelier Wilderness with several
trailheads located along Forest Road 289. Elevations range from 8,200 feet near St. Peters Dome to 5,800
feet at the base of Sanchez Canyon. Special care should be taken not to disturb the many prehistoric ruins
scattered throughout the area.
For more information contact: Santa Fe National Forest
Dome Wilderness (7.5 Minute USGS) (Map names are spaced to show where they
are in relation to each other):
| Bland | Frijoles |
| Canada | Cochiti Dam |
As the Dome Wilderness writeup states, the Dome Wilderness is "situated
adjacent to Bandelier Wilderness in Bandelier National Monument, [and]
provides a continuous expanse of primitive canyon-land environments similar
to those found within the National Monument. The trail system accessing the
area also provides access into the west side of the Bandelier
Wilderness..." Most of my explorations of the Dome Wilderness have, in
fact, been pass-throughs on my way to the Bandelier Wilderness.
This mapping information was kindly supplied by Steve Harmony.
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