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NLCS Summary Tables
(All data as of January 2009)The NLCS at a Glance | Category | Areas | Number | BLM Acres | BLM Miles | Monuments and National Conservation Areas | National Monuments | 15 | 4,808,374 | | National Conservation Areas | 13 | 14,000,551 | Similar Designations | 6 | 1,434,531 | Wilderness | Wilderness Areas | 190 | 7,733,310 | Wilderness Study Areas | 585 | 13,804,292 | Wild and Scenic Rivers | 38 | 1,001,876 | 2,052 | Trails | National Historic Trails | 10 | | 5,342 | National Scenic Trails | 3 | 624 | Totals | 860 | Approximately 27 million*
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*Some NLCS units overlap. Because of these overlaps, it is not possible to arrive at an acreage total for all NLCS units simply by adding the acreage total for each category listed above (e.g., Monuments and National Conservation Areas, Wilderness, etc.).
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National Monuments, National Conservation Areas and Similar Designations | | National Monuments | National Conservation Areas (NCAs) | Cooperative Management & Protection Areas | National Recreation Areas | Outstanding Natural Areas | Forest Reserves | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Alaska | | | 1 | 1,208,624 | | | 1 | 998,702 | | | | | Arizona | 5 | | 3 | 119,234 | | | | | | | | | California | 3 | 291,390 | 2 | 10,729,231 | | | | | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7,472 | Colorado | 1 | 165,900 | 2 | 185,773 | | | | | | | | | Eastern States | | | | | | | | | 1 | 63 | | | Idaho | 1 | 273,468 | 1 | 485,604 | | | | | | | | | Montana | 2 | 375,027 | | | | | | | | | | | Nevada | | | 3 | 1,044,985 | | | | | | | | | New Mexico | 1 | 4,645 | 1 | 227,100 | | | | | | | | | Oregon/ Washington | 1 | 52,947 | | | 1 | 428,181 | | | 1 | 95 | | | Utah | 1 | 1,870,800 | | | | | | | | | | | Wyoming | | | | | | | | | | | | | Totals | 15 | 4,755,423 | 13 | 13,773,451 | 1 | 428,181 | 1 | 998,702 | 3 | 176 | 1 | 7,472 |
| Wilderness** | Wild and Scenic Rivers | National Trails*** | Wilderness Areas | Wilderness Study Areas | National Historic Trails | National Scenic Trails | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Miles | BLM Acres | Number | BLM Miles | Number | BLM Miles | Alaska | | | 1 | 478,700 | 6 | 952 | 608,400 | 1 | 418 | | | Arizona | 47 | 1,396,466 | 2 | 63,930 | | | | 2 | 76 | | | California | 82 | 3,659,800 | 71 | 880,175 | 6 | 78 | 24,800 | 3 | 423 | 1 | 189 | Colorado | 4 | 139,608 | 54 | 621,737 | | | | 1 | 85 | 1 | 1 | Idaho | 1 | 802 | 66 | 1,314,160 | | | | 4 | 439 | 1 | 13 | Maryland | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Montana | 1 | 6,347 | 39 | 449,963 | 1 | 149 | 89,300 | 2 | 347 | 1 | 11 | Nevada | 45 | 2,056,545 | 63 | 2,552,457 | | | | 3 | 1,147 | | | New Mexico | 4 | 151,190 | 58 | 953,211 | 2 | 71 | 22,720 | 2 | 156 | 1 | 192 | Oregon/ Washington | 5 | 193,863 | 91 | 2,708,194 | 23 | 802 | 256,656 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 44 | Utah | 4 | 129,120 | 98 | 3,207,364 | | | | 3 | 583 | | | Wyoming | | | 42 | 574,401 | | | | 5 | 1,644 | 1 | 172 | Totals | 190 | 7,733,310 | 585 | 13,804,292 | 38 | 2,052 | 1,001,876 | 10 | 5,342 | 3 | 624 |
**Three Wilderness Areas occur in more than one State. For example, the Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness is located in Arizona and Utah. This area is counted in both Arizona's and Utah's totals for the number of Wilderness Areas in each State, but the overall total of Wilderness Areas that BLM manages counts this area only once. ***National Scenic and Historic Trails cross state lines. The BLM administers a total of 10 National Historic Trails and three National Scenic Trails, all of which are components of the National Trail System.
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