New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] New Mexico Wilderness Act of 1980 - Designates the following National Forest System lands in the State of New Mexico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in the Gila National Forest; (2) the Blue Range Wilderness in the Apache-Sitgreaves and Gila National Forest; (3) the Capitan Mountain Wilderness in the Lincoln National Forest; (4) the Dome Wilderness in the Santa Fe National Forest; (5) the Latir Peak Wilderness in the Carson National Forest; and (6) the Withington Wilderness in the Cibola National Forest. Designates certain additions to: (1) the Gila Wilderness in the Gila National Forest; (2) the Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness and the White Mountain Wilderness in the Lincoln National Forest; (3) the Pecos Wilderness in the Carson and Santa Fe National Forests; and (4) the Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the Carson National Forest. Designates specified lands in the Apache-Sitgreaves and the Gila National Forest as further study area. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to study such lands for the single purpose of classifying their suitability or nonsuitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. …