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Black Canyon Wilderness (Nevada)

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Governing body
  
National Park Service

Nearest city
  
Boulder City

Area
  
69.69 kmĀ²

Established
  
November 6, 2002

Black Canyon Wilderness (Nevada)

Location
  
Clark County, Nevada, United States

Management
  
National Park Service, United States Forest Service

The Black Canyon Wilderness in the state of Nevada is a 17,220-acre (6,970 ha) wilderness area located in the Dry Lake Watershed along Dry Lake Valley at Black Canyon of the Colorado, west of the Great Basin Divide. It is part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Immediately to the south is the El Dorado Wilderness, in the El Dorado Mountains. Together, the two wilderness areas protect 49,170 acres (19,900 ha).

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Black Canyon Wilderness (Nevada) Wikipedia