Governing body U.S. Forest Service Nearest city Jarbidge | Area 458 km² Established January 1, 1964 | |
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Location Elko County, Nevada, USA Management United States Forest Service | ||
Shoshone legend of cannibal giants in tsawhawbitts jarbidge wilderness
The Jarbidge Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County in northeastern Nevada, United States. It is contained within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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- Shoshone legend of cannibal giants in tsawhawbitts jarbidge wilderness
- A scenic hike in the jarbidge wilderness
- Geography
- References
A scenic hike in the jarbidge wilderness
Geography
The original Jarbidge Wilderness was established by the 1964 Wilderness Act, and was the first wilderness area protected in Nevada. Expanded in 1989 by the Nevada Wilderness Act, this wilderness is now over 113,000 acres (46,000 ha).
The wilderness area contains the headwaters of both the Marys and Jarbidge Rivers, and of Salmon Falls Creek. Emerald and Jarbidge Lakes are also within its boundaries. Nearly ten mountain peaks of greater than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) are located within the wilderness.
Native habitats include Subalpine Fir, Whitebark Pine, and Quaking Aspen forests, riparian woodlands, and sagebrush steppe.
