Governing body U.S. Forest Service Nearest city Sunnyside, Nevada | Area 161.9 km² Established December 20, 2006 | |
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Location White Pine County, Nevada, United States Management United States Forest Service | ||
The White Pine Range Wilderness is a 40,013-acre (16,193 ha) wilderness area in southwestern White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
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GeographyEdit
The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
Bordered by Currant Mountain Wilderness on the south, the White Pine Range Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006. The nearest city is Ely, Nevada.
HabitatsEdit
The White Pine Range Wilderness is characterized by rocky canyons and forested alpine hills covered with Abies concolor - white fir, Pinus monophylla - Single-leaf Pinyon, Pinus flexilis - Limber pine, and Pinus longaeva - Great Basin Bristlecone Pines.
References
White Pine Range Wilderness Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA