Red Mountain Wilderness

For another place, see Red Mountain Wilderness (Utah).

The Red Mountain Wilderness is a 20,490-acre (8,290 ha) wilderness area in southwestern White Pine County and northeastern Nye 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]

Red Mountain Wilderness (Nevada)
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	White Pine / Nye counties, Nevada, United States
Nearest city	Duckwater, Nevada
Coordinates	38°54′40″N 115°20′06″W
Area	20,490 acres (8,290 ha)
Established	December 20, 2006
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

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]

See also

• Nevada Wilderness Areas
• List of wilderness areas in Nevada
• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
• Wilderness Act