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'''Highland Ridge Wilderness''' is a {{convert|68627|acre|sqkm|0|sing=on}} [[wilderness area]] in the southern part of the [[Snake Range]] of [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]], just south of [[Great Basin National Park]], in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Nevada]]. Located approximately {{convert|20|mi|km|0|sing=off}} south of the town of [[Baker, Nevada|Baker]], the Wilderness was designated in 2006 and is administered by the [[U.S. Bureau of Land Management]].<ref name="blm">[http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.79060.File.dat/Highland_combined.pdf Government Peak Wilderness] - Nevada BLM</ref>
'''Highland Ridge Wilderness''' is a {{convert|68627|acre|km2|0|sing=on}} [[wilderness area]] in the southern part of the [[Snake Range]] of [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]], just south of [[Great Basin National Park]], in the [[United States|U.S.]] state of [[Nevada]]. Located approximately {{convert|20|mi|km|0|sing=off}} south of the town of [[Baker, Nevada|Baker]], the Wilderness was designated in 2006 and is administered by the [[U.S. Bureau of Land Management]].<ref name="blm">[http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.79060.File.dat/Highland_combined.pdf Government Peak Wilderness] - Nevada BLM</ref>


The topography of Highland Ridge Wilderness varies from gently sloping [[bajada|bajadas]] to rolling foothills to steep ridgelines. This variety of terrain provides excellent habitat for wildlife including [[mule deer]], [[cougar]], [[Northern Goshawk]], and several species of [[bat]]. The [[pinyon pine|pinyon]] and [[juniper]]-covered mountains, steep rocky ridges, and deep drainages provide contiguous protection to some of the basin lands that comprise much of this region of the state.<ref>[http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=82 Highland Ridge Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness</ref>
The topography of Highland Ridge Wilderness varies from gently sloping [[bajada]]s to rolling foothills to steep ridgelines. This variety of terrain provides excellent habitat for wildlife including [[mule deer]], [[cougar]], [[Northern Goshawk]], and several species of [[bat]]. The [[pinyon pine|pinyon]] and [[juniper]]-covered mountains, steep rocky ridges, and deep drainages provide contiguous protection to some of the basin lands that comprise much of this region of the state.<ref>[http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=82 Highland Ridge Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.79060.File.dat/Highland_combined.pdf Highland Ridge Wilderness map and fact sheet] - Nevada BLM
* [http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.79060.File.dat/Highland_combined.pdf Highland Ridge Wilderness map and fact sheet] - Nevada BLM
* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=82 Highland Ridge Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness
* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=82 Highland Ridge Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness

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Revision as of 19:13, 7 June 2008

Highland Ridge Wilderness
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LocationNevada USA
Nearest cityBaker, Nevada
Area68,627 acres (277.7 km2)
Established2006
Governing bodyU.S. Bureau of Land Management

Highland Ridge Wilderness is a 68,627-acre (278 km2) wilderness area in the southern part of the Snake Range of White Pine County, just south of Great Basin National Park, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of the town of Baker, the Wilderness was designated in 2006 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[1]

The topography of Highland Ridge Wilderness varies from gently sloping bajadas to rolling foothills to steep ridgelines. This variety of terrain provides excellent habitat for wildlife including mule deer, cougar, Northern Goshawk, and several species of bat. The pinyon and juniper-covered mountains, steep rocky ridges, and deep drainages provide contiguous protection to some of the basin lands that comprise much of this region of the state.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Government Peak Wilderness - Nevada BLM
  2. ^ Highland Ridge Wilderness - Friends of Nevada Wilderness
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