OTERO MESA
Elevation: 5,294 ft.
Ecological niche: Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Ownership: Bureau of Land Management, US Dept of the Interior
Location: Northeast of El Paso, TX
JOURNAL ENTRY
Claire Long
Otero Mesa
October 10, 2005
Qualities of a Wilderness area as stated in the Wilderness Act:
- Naturalness
- Outstanding opportunities for solitude
- Outstanding opportunities for primitive and unconfined type of recreation
Edward Abbey: "You’re in the widerness if there is something there that can eat you."
