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Calico Mountains 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
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. Rockhounding, hunting, and day-hiking are in the wilderness. Photography of geologic formations and spring wildflowers is a pastime of local visitors. Box, Fly, and Cherry Creek Canyons provide a setting for day-hiking, backpacking, photography, wildlife and wild horse viewing opportunities. Hunting for mule deer, antelope, and game birds is popular in the area.


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Calico Mountains Wilderness page at Wilderness.net
{{authority control Wilderness areas of Nevada Protected areas of Humboldt County, Nevada Protected areas of Pershing County, Nevada IUCN Category Ib Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada