Idaho · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
McKinney Butte RNA
BLM found a natural system, a wildlife resource, 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 three grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 3,755 acres and was designated August 18, 2003, in the Shoshone Land Tenure Amendment 2003.
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 3 grazing allotments below aren't marked.Grazing allotments
3 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Black Canyon56,835acres
- Davis Mountain41,678acres
- Clover Creek41,500acres
The nearest areas
- King Hill Creek RNAIdaho · 2,511 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it19miles
- Box CanyonIdaho · 124 acres · 1 right of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it20miles
- Tee-Maze RNAIdaho · 10,742 acres · 2 rights of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it22miles
- Sand PointIdaho · 960 acres · 1 right of way, a grazing allotment covering part of it32miles
- Big Beaver - Little BeaverIdaho · 6,775 acres · at least 2 mining claims BLM lists as Filed, 1 right of way, 9 grazing allotments covering part of it34miles
More from BLM's Idaho office
Every area BLM's Idaho 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 McKinney Butte RNA. 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