Utah · Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Little Creek Mountain
BLM's map records no relevance finding for this one. BLM's records place 6 rights of way inside the line today, and 12 grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 19,331 acres and was designated December 21, 2016, in the St George Field Office RMP Amendment. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.
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
The rights of way
6 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 5 under non-energy facilities and 1 under other energy facilities.
- PACIFICORP DBA UPL2rights of way
- COLORADO CITY (Arizona)1right of way
- QWEST CORP DBA CENTURYLINK QC1right of way
- SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS1right of way
- Holder not listed by BLM1right of way
Grazing allotments
12 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.
- Atkin Well28,180acres
- Hurricane Fault14,402acres
- Little Creek13,814acres
- Terrace5,174acres
- Ep Creek4,278acres
- Cinder Mtn3,091acres
- Eagle2,087acres
- Canaan Flat1,673acres
- Canyon893acres
- Little Plain882acres
- Canaan Gap (Utah BLM)306acres
- Stout Custodial272acres
The nearest areas
- Lost Spring MountainArizona · 19,565 acres · at least 3 active mining claims, 1 right of way, 8 grazing allotments covering part of it8miles
- Canaan MountainUtah · 33,955 acres · 1 right of way, 12 grazing allotments covering part of it11miles
- Fort PearceArizona · 5,724 acres · 3 grazing allotments covering part of it14miles
- Warner Ridge / Fort PearceUtah · 4,286 acres · 10 rights of way, 6 grazing allotments covering part of it15miles
- Little Black MountainArizona · 241 acres · a grazing allotment covering part of it18miles
More from BLM's Utah office
Every area BLM's Utah 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 Little Creek Mountain. 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