The Quinn Canyon Wilderness is a protected

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in the Quinn Canyon Range of

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, in the central section of the state of

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in the western

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. The Quinn Canyon Wilderness covers an area of , and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The nearest city is

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which is more than distant by road. The wilderness is about long and wide. The wilderness was established by the

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in 1989.

Description

Elevations of the wilderness range from at Cherry Creek trailhead to at an unnamed high point on the southern edge of the wilderness. The high point is located at 38° 07′ 20″ N and 115° 42′ 31″ W Wilderness.net described Quinn Canyon Wilderness: "Extreme isolation defines Quinn Canyon, a remote central Nevada wilderness. From the main ridgeline of the area, cresting at more than 10,000 feet, many smaller ridges and narrow canyons extend out east and west. In the Vshaped drainages, snowmelt along with summer rains collect in four year-round streams. Several springs usually provide water. From pinyon pine and juniper, the vegetation gives way to sagebrush with scattered white fir, aspen, and mahogany higher up. Small stands of bristlecone pine can be found here, too. Mule deer move into the higher elevations in summer." A ten-mile crest of the Quinn Canyon Range is above in elevation and is an important summer range for bighorn sheep. Only a dirt road divides Quinn Canyon Wilderness from the larger

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to the north."Quinn Canyon Wilderness" http://www.nevadawilderness.org/quinn_canyon_wilderness, accessed 3 Mar 2017

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External links

official Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest website

National Atlas: Map of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

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