---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 6301.3"
title: "43"
number: "6301.3"
heading: "What is a BLM wilderness area?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/6301.3"
---

# §6301.3. What is a BLM wilderness area?


A BLM wilderness area is an area of public lands that Congress has designated for BLM to manage as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System in accordance with the Wilderness Act of 1964. The Wilderness Act provides a detailed definition of wilderness that applies to BLM wilderness areas. See 16 U.S.C. [1131(c)](/usc/16/1131.md?p=c) and [43](/usc/16/43.md) U.S.C. 1702(i).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1733, 1740, 1782.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 78372, Dec. 14, 2000, unless otherwise noted.