Bald Mountain Wilderness
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The Bald Mountain Wilderness is a 22366 acres (90.5 km²) wilderness area in White Pine County
, in the U.S.
state of Nevada
. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service
.
Located in the heart of the White Pine Range
, Bald Mountain Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006.
White Pine County, Nevada
White Pine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. It is the home of Great Basin National Park...
, in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is the principal U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. With an area of , it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska...
and is administered by the U.S. Forest Service
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
.
Located in the heart of the White Pine Range
White Pine Range
The White Pine Range is a group of mountains in southern White Pine County, in eastern Nevada. The range runs for approximately 51 miles from Beck Pass in the north to Currant Pass in the south. To the west of the range are the Duckwater tribal lands and the northern arm of large Railroad Valley...
, Bald Mountain Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006.
See also
- List of wilderness areas in Nevada
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness ActWilderness ActThe Wilderness Act of 1964 was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres of federal land. The result of a long effort to protect federal wilderness, the Wilderness Act was signed...
External links
- "Bald Mountain Wilderness". U.S. Forest Service.
- "Bald Mountain Wilderness". Wilderness.net.
- "Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". U.S. Forest Service.