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DEFINITION OF WILDERNESS
(from the Wilderness Act - 1964) The state of Nevada is roughly 70,264,320 acres. Of that acreage, 3,448,418 acres or 5,388.15 Sq Miles are federally protected as wilderness that restrict mechanical access. Listed below are the 70 Wilderness Areas in Nevada. They are listed in A to Z and have Hyperlinks to sites for
more information on the areas listed.... Alta Toquima Wilderness
Total Acres: 35,581 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Arc Dome Wilderness
Total Acres: 120,555 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Arrow Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 27,502 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Bald Mountain Wilderness
Total Acres: 22,374 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: US Forest Service Becky Peak Wilderness
Total Acres: 18,119 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Big Rocks Wilderness
Total Acres: 12,930 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Black Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 17,220 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: National Park Service Black Rock Desert Wilderness
Total Acres: 314,835 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Boundary Peak Wilderness
Total Acres: 10,521 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Bridge Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 7,761 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: National Park Service Bristlecone Wilderness
Total Acres: 2006 Year Designated: 14,095 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Calico Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 2000 Year Designated: 64,968 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Clover Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 85,668 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Currant Mountain Wilderness
Total Acres: 47,311 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Death Valley Wilderness
Total Acres: 3,102,456 Year Designated: 1994 Agency: National Park Service *** – The Death Valley Wilderness is located on the
Nevada/California border. Of the 3,102,456 total acres, 45,350 acres are
located in Nevada. Delamar Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 111,066 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 52,618 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management East Humboldts Wilderness
Total Acres: 32,364 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Eldorado Wilderness
Total Acres: 32,016 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service Far South Egans Wilderness
Total Acres: 36,299 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Fortification Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 30,539 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Goshute Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 42,544 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Government Peak Wilderness
Total Acres: 6,13 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Grant Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 52,451 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 46,465 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management High Rock Lake Wilderness
Total Acres: 59,107 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management High Schells Wilderness
Total Acres: 121,467 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: US Forest Service Highland Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 68,623 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Ireteba Peaks Wilderness
Total Acres: 39,631 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service Jarbidge Wilderness
Total Acres: 110,471 Year Designated: 1964 Agency: US Forest Service Jimbilnan Wilderness
Total Acres: 18,879 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Jumbo Springs Wilderness
Total Acres: 4,760 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management La Madre Mountain Wilderness
Total Acres: 46,943 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management & US Forest Service Lime Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 23,710 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
Total Acres: 48,355 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Meadow Valley Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 123,508 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Mormon Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 157,716 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Mount Grafton Wilderness
Total Acres: 78,754 Year Designated: 2006 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Mt. Charleston Wilderness
Total Acres: 56,819 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management Mt. Irish Wilderness
Total Acres: 28,274 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Mt. Moriah Wilderness
Total Acres: 88,6711 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service & Bureau of Land Management Mt. Rose Wilderness
Total Acres: 31,197 Year Designated: 1989 Agency: US Forest Service Muddy Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 48,154 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management & National Park Service Nellis Wash Wilderness
Total Acres: 16,423 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: National Park Service North Black Rock Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 30,648 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
Total Acres: 23,439 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management North McCullough Wilderness
Total Acres: 14,779 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Pahute Peak Wilderness
Total Acres: 56,890 Year Designated: 2000 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Parsnip Peak Wilderness
Total Acres: 43,512 Year Designated: 2004 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Pine Forest Range Wilderness
Total Acres: 24.015 Year Designated: 2014 Agency: Bureau of Land Management Pinto Valley Wilderness
Total Acres: 39,173 Year Designated: 2002 Agency: National Park Service New paragraph | ||
