White Pine Range Wilderness
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White Pine Range Wilderness
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
White Pine Range Wilderness
Location Nevada USA
Nearest city Sunnyside, Nevada
Area 40,013 acres (161.9 km2)
Established 2006
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

The White Pine Range Wilderness is a 40,013-acre (162 km2) wilderness area in western White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S. Forest Service.1

Bordered by Currant Mountain Wilderness on the south, the White Pine Range Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006. It is characterized by rocky canyons and forested alpine hills covered with white fir, pinyon pine, limber pine, and bristlecone pine.1

References

  1. ^ a b Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - White Pine Range Wilderness

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