Mount Wilson is a mountain in Mohave County,

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At , it is the second highest point of the Black Mountains after

Mount Perkins Mount Perkins () is a mountain at the east end of the Fosdick Mountains in the Ford Ranges, Marie Byrd Land. It was discovered by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition on the Northeastern Flight of December 15–16, 1934, and named for Jack E. Perkins, wh ...

Mount Wilson Wilderness Mount Wilson Wilderness is a 23,900-acre wilderness area located within the Black Mountains in Mohave County Arizona, directly bordering Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is located 19 miles south of the Hoover Dam and can be accessed by ...

is a 23,900-acre protected

wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally re ...

centered around the mountain, established in 1990 under the

Arizona Desert Wilderness Act Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Four Co ...

and managed by the

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. This desert wilderness includes eight miles of the Wilson Ridge and is surrounded by the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.Mount Wilson Wilderness
- BLM

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Mount Wilson Wilderness
– Wilderness Connect * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson Mountains of Arizona Landforms of Mohave County, Arizona Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona IUCN Category Ib Wilderness areas of Arizona Protected areas of Mohave County, Arizona Protected areas established in 1990 1990 establishments in Arizona