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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.
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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 Santa Rosa–Paradise Peak Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the southern part of the Santa Rosa Range in Humboldt County, in northern Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of approximately 31,000 acres (13,000 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest.
Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The highest peaks in the range are Granite Peak (9732 feet, 2966 m) and Santa Rosa Peak (9701 feet, 2957 m). The range extends for approximately 75 miles (120 km) north from Winnemucca Mountain near Winnemucca through eastern Humboldt County to the border with Oregon.
The Toiyabe Range is a mountain range in Lander and Nye counties, Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest . The highest point in the range, near its southern end, is Arc Dome (11,788 feet, 3592 m), an area protected as the Arc Dome Wilderness .
The White Pine Range is a unit of the larger Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest administered by the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. [3] Ancient Bristlecone Pines below Currant Mountain. U.S. Route 50, the "Loneliest Road in America", crosses the range near its northern end at Little Antelope Summit (7,433 ft; 2,266 m).
The Mt. Rose Wilderness, including Mount Rose, covers an area of approximately 28,000 acres (11,000 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. See also [ edit ]