Becky Peak Wilderness

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Becky Peak Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Becky Peak Wilderness
Location Nevada USA
Nearest city McGill, Nevada
Coordinates 39°59′07″N 114°35′06″W / 39.98528, -114.585
Area 18,119 acres (73.3 km²)
Established 2006
Governing body U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Becky Peak Wilderness is a 18,119-acre (73.3 km²) wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[1]

Located at the northern end of the Schell Creek Range, vegetation in the Wilderness consists primarily of desert brush and grass at the lower elevations and a scattering of pinyon pine and juniper stands on the upland slopes of Becky Peak and surrounding hillsides.[2]

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  1. ^ Bald Mountain Wilderness - Friends of Nevada Wilderness
  2. ^ Becky Peak Wilderness - Nevada BLM

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