Black Rock Desert Wilderness

Black Rock Desert
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
BLM map of the Black Rock-High Rock NCA and 10 wilderness areas including Black Rock Desert Wilderness
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Location	Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States
Coordinates	41°13′0.639″N 118°45′21.606″W / 41.21684417°N 118.75600167°W / 41.21684417; -118.75600167
Elevation	1,207 m (3,960 ft)
Established	2000
Operator	Bureau of Land Management

The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the east arm of the Black Rock Desert playa east of the Black Rock Range and west of the Jackson Mountains.^[2][3] The wilderness has a land area of 314,829 acres, or 1,274.1 km². It is the largest U.S. designated wilderness area that is managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management, and the largest that is not located within a National Forest, National Park (or Preserve), or National Wildlife Refuge. It is located within the Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, also managed by the BLM.

See also

• Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
• List of largest wilderness areas in the United States

References

External links

• Black Rock Desert Wilderness page at Wilderness.net

This page was last edited on 12 April 2024, at 09:20