Nevada Wilderness Areas
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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 733,400 acres (2868 km²) was over eleven times the area that had previously been under wilderness protection.
The following Wilderness Areas were expanded or designated in the Humboldt National Forest:
- The Jarbidge Wilderness Area, previously 64,667 acres (262 km²), was expanded to 113,167 acres (458 km²). This area protects wilderness in the higher elevations of the Jarbidge Mountains in far northern Elko County.
- The Currant Mountain Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 36,000 acres (146 km²) in the upper elevations of the White Pine Range in eastern White Pine County.
- The East Humboldt Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 36,900 acres (149 km²) in the upper elevations of the East Humboldt Range in central Elko County.
- The Quinn Canyon Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 27,000 acres (109 km²) in the upper elevations of the Quinn Canyon Range in northeastern Nye County.
- The Ruby Mountains Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 90,000 acres (364 km²) in the upper elevations of the Ruby Mountains in southern Elko County.
- The Grant Range Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 50,000 acres (202 km²) in the upper elevations of the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County.
- The Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 82,000 acres (332 km²) in the upper elevations of the north section of the Snake Range in eastern White Pine County.
- The Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 31,000 acres (125 km²) in the upper elevations of the southern section of the Santa Rosa Range in northern Humboldt County.
The following Wilderness Areas were designated in the Toiyabe National Forest:
- The Alta Toquima Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 38,000 acres (154 km²) in the upper elevations of the Toquima Range in northwestern Nye County.
- The Arc Dome Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 115,000 acres (465 km²) in the upper elevations of the Toiyabe Range in northwestern Nye County.
- The Mt. Rose Wilderness was created, protecting approximately 28,000 acres (113 km²) in the upper elevations of the Carson Range in southern Washoe County.
- The Mount Charleston Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 43,000 acres (174 km²) in the upper elevations of the Spring Mountains in western Clark County.
- The Table Mountain Wilderness Area was created, protecting approximately 98,000 acres (397 km²) of the Monitor Range in north-central Nye County.
Finally, the Boundary Peak Wilderness was created in the Inyo National Forest, protecting approximately 10,000 acres (40 km²) in the northern section of the White Mountains in western Esmeralda County. Additional areas are under consideration for designation as Wilderness Areas - for more information link to the Nevada Wilderness site listed below.
