The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a
U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
. It is located in the east arm of the
Black Rock Desert playa east of the
Black Rock Range
The Black Rock Range is a mountain range in northwestern Nevada. It is named for Black Rock Point, which is located at the southern end of the range. The Black Rock Range divides the Black Rock Desert into eastern and western arms. Pahute Peak, ...
and west of the
Jackson Mountains
The Jackson Mountains are a north-northeast trending mountain range in southwestern Humboldt County, Nevada. The range is flanked on the west by the Black Rock Desert and the Black Rock Range beyond. To the north across the Quinn River and Nevada ...
.
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
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List of largest wilderness areas in the United States
The National Wilderness Preservation System includes 803 wilderness areas protecting of federal land . They are managed by four agencies:
*United States National Park Service (NPS)
*United States Forest Service (USFS)
*United States Fish and Wil ...
References
External links
Black Rock Desert Wilderness page at Wilderness.net
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Black Rock Desert
Protected areas of the Great Basin
Wilderness areas of Nevada
Protected areas of Humboldt County, Nevada
IUCN Category Ib
Protected areas of Pershing County, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada