Black Rock Desert | |
Iucn Category: | Ib |
Iucn Ref: | [1] |
Map: | Nevada#USA |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States |
Coordinates: | 41.2168°N -118.756°W |
Elevation: | 1207m (3,960feet) |
Established: | 2000 |
Operator: | Bureau of Land Management |
The Black Rock Desert Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the east arm of the Black Rock Desert playa east of the Black Rock Range and west of the Jackson Mountains.[2] The wilderness has a land area of 314,829 acres, or 1,274.1 km2. It is the largest U.S. designated wilderness area that is managed solely by the Bureau of Land Management, and the largest that is not located within a National Forest, National Park (or Preserve), or National Wildlife Refuge. It is located within the Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, also managed by the BLM.