BLM Colorado Lands Inventory with Wilderness Characteristics

A geospatial dataset representing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado inventoried for wilderness characteristics. It provides information on naturalness, opportunities for solitude, primitive recreation, and proximity to designated wilderness areas. The data is maintained by the Department of the Interior under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial boundaries of inventoried lands to assess proximity to existing Wilderness Areas or Wilderness Study Areas.
• Map areas with high naturalness and opportunities for solitude to support conservation and land use planning.
• Identify lands with wilderness characteristics for supplemental values assessment in environmental impact studies.

Strengths

• Data is maintained on a continuing basis as required by federal law (FLPMA).
• Provides multiple accessible file formats including GEOJSON, KML, and CSV for various analytical tools.
• Sourced from the authoritative Department of the Interior and BLM Colorado.

Limitations

• The specific number of spatial features (rows) and attribute columns is not provided in the input.
• As a managed inventory, spatial boundaries and classifications may change with new assessments.
• Analysis requires geospatial expertise and tools to utilize the boundary data effectively.

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management Colorado

Collection Method

Inventory conducted per BLM Manual 6310 guidance for assessing wilderness characteristics.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

Bureau of Land Management lands in Colorado, United States.