Arizona · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Moonshine Ridge
BLM found a natural system, a cultural value and a scenic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place no claim, lease or right of way inside the line today, and six grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 9,312 acres and was designated January 29, 2008, in the Arizona Strip Field Office RMP and ROD. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan and ROD for record of decision.
One of the 1,120 places the Bureau of Land Management has designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This page shows its line, what BLM found there and what sits inside it.
The line
Ground: USGS The National Map, topographic tiles. Boundaries: BLM's own, read Oct 20, 2026. The 6 grazing allotments below aren't marked.Grazing allotments
6 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Clayhole115,942acres
- Head of Hacks31,878acres
- Yellowstone10,627acres
- Moonshine9,598acres
- Lamb Tank8,687acres
- Harris Well7,603acres
The nearest areas
- Lone ButteArizona · 1,759 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it10miles
- Kanab CreekArizona · 13,147 acres · at least 12 active mining claims, 7 grazing allotments covering part of it15miles
- Lost Spring MountainArizona · 19,565 acres · at least 3 active mining claims, 1 right of way, 8 grazing allotments covering part of it18miles
- Canaan MountainUtah · 33,955 acres · 1 right of way, 12 grazing allotments covering part of it23miles
- Cottonwood CanyonUtah · 3,759 acres · 1 right of way, 5 grazing allotments covering part of it25miles
More from BLM's Arizona office
Every area BLM's Arizona office holdsThe proposed rule
A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Moonshine Ridge. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.
The rule's abstract
The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026