{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-6301.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 6301.3","heading":"What is a BLM wilderness area?","body":"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) and 43 U.S.C. 1702(i).","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION (6000)","PART 6300—MANAGEMENT OF DESIGNATED WILDERNESS AREAS","Subpart 6301—Introduction"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"0e466ca0046513b785a52bd951960cfc9b44d8a18fb641533504c01fc0ae4750","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-6301.1","next":"us/43-cfr-6301.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}