The Mt. Rose Wilderness is a 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 ...
in the
Carson Range of
Washoe County, in the northwestern
U.S. state of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...
. It is located between
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe (; was, Dáʔaw, meaning "the lake") is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada of the United States. Lying at , it straddles the state line between California and Nevada, west of Carson City, Nevad ...
and
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
.
The Mt. Rose Wilderness, including
Mount Rose, covers an area of approximately , and is administered by the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
See also
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Mount Rose Weather Observatory The Mount Rose Weather Observatory was established on June 29, 1905, on the summit, making it one of the oldest high altitude weather observatories in the United States. Dr. James Edward Church established the observatory and established a snow ...
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Nevada Wilderness Areas
In 1989 the U.S. Government enacted the Nevada Wilderness Bill, expanding the one existing Wilderness Area (Jarbidge) and creating thirteen new areas. The estimated total of was over eleven times the area that had previously been under wilderne ...
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List of wilderness areas in Nevada
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 ...
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Mount Houghton
Mount Houghton is a 10,490-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Mount Houghton is set seven miles north of Lake Tahoe in the Mount Rose Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe ...
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Relay Peak
Relay Peak is a 10,338-foot-elevation mountain summit located in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Relay Peak is set five miles north of Lake Tahoe in the Mount Rose Wilderness, on land managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National F ...
External links
official Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest websiteNational Atlas: Map of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Rose Wilderness
Rose Wilderness
Rose Wilderness
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