Lonesome Ridge Wilderness Study Area is located in southern New Mexico, about km southwest of Carlsbad on the eastern side of the Guadalupe Escarpment. The area features stark landscape transitions from Chihuahuan Desert shrubs at the lower elevations to sheer limestone cliffs. The steep, rugged mountains with dramatic rock outcrops are highly scenic. The WSA is contiguous with the Guadalupe Escarpment WSA (managed by the U.S. Forest Service) and Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness (managed by the National Park Service) in Texas. Learn more: www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/wilderness/wilderness_study_are... Photo: Bob Wick, BLM California