| Red Mountain Wilderness (Nevada) | |
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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| Location | White Pine County, Nevada, USA |
| Nearest city | Duckwater, Nevada |
| Area | 20,490 acres (82.9 km2) |
| Established | 2006 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
The Red Mountain Wilderness is a 20,490-acre (83 km2) wilderness area in southwestern White Pine County, within the White Pine Range in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, administered by the U.S. Forest Service.[1]
Bordered by Currant Mountain Wilderness on the west, the Red Mountain Wilderness and White Pine Range Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006." It is characterized by volcanic red-orange hills and mountains covered with pinyon pine, limber pine, and bristlecone pine.[1]