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It covers an area of approximately 90,000 acres (36,000 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. Ruby Mountains Wilderness contains hiking trails ranging between 9,000 and 10,000 feet in elevation. Hiking destinations include Seitz Canyon and the Lamoille Lake Trail. [1]
U.S. Forest Service The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests . It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California , to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip stretching nearly to Sonora Pass on the north and Tioga Pass on the south.
The smaller and more northeasterly Humboldt National Forest is located in eastern and northern Nevada, in parts of Elko, White Pine, Humboldt, Nye, and Lincoln counties. The section of the national forest is named after Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), a famous early / mid-19th century Prussian / German multi-talented scientist and philosopher.
The Quinn Canyon Wilderness covers an area of 26,256 acres (10,625 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The nearest city is Ely, Nevada which is more than 100 miles (160 km) distant by road. The wilderness is about 12 miles (19 km) long and 4 miles (6.4 km) wide.
The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) is a U.S. national recreation area, administered by the U.S. Forest Service, west of Las Vegas, Nevada. It covers over 316,000 acres (494 sq mi; 1,280 km 2). The area runs from low meadows (around 3,000 feet or 910 meters above sea level), to the 11,918-foot (3,633 m) Mount Charleston.
The East Humboldt Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the East Humboldt Range of Elko County, in the northeast section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. The East Humboldt Wilderness covers an area of approximately 36,900 acres (14,900 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
The Table Mountain Wilderness Area covers 92,600 acres (37,500 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. [1] The 1860s ghost town of Belmont is nearby. [2] [3] The Table Mountain Wilderness is a partially forested tableland, or high plateau, which lies at the center of the Monitor Range.
U.S. Forest Service The Grant Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Grant Range of Nye County , in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States . The Grant Range Wilderness encompasses an area of 52,600 acres (21,300 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest .