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Bristlecone Wilderness

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Area
  
57.04 kmĀ²

Established
  
December 20, 2006

Nearest city
  
McGill

Management
  
Bureau of Land Management

Bristlecone Wilderness

Location
  
White Pine County, Nevada, United States

Governing body
  
U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Bristlecone Wilderness is a 14,095-acre (5,704 ha) wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Egan Range approximately five miles west of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006" and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Vegetation in the Wilderness consists primarily of desert brush and grass at the lower elevations and a scattering of pinyon pine, juniper, and the namesake bristlecone pine stands on the upland slopes. Groves of aspen exist in several washes, including Rattlesnake Canyon.

References

Bristlecone Wilderness Wikipedia