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Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness is located in the United States
Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness
Location in the United States
Location Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest city Hatch, New Mexico
Area 11,114 acres (45 km2)
Established 2019 (2019)
Governing body U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

The Sierra de las Uvas or Grape Mountains are a mountain range in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, authorized the establishment of the Sierra de las Uvas Wilderness as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, protecting approximately 11,114 acres in the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.

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