Far South Egans Wilderness

Coordinates: 38°27′31″N 115°13′39″W / 38.4587142°N 115.2274519°W

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Far South Egans Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)^[1]
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Location	Lincoln County, Nevada and Nye County, Nevada, USA
Nearest city	Ely, NV
Coordinates	38°27′31″N 115°13′39″W / 38.4587142°N 115.2274519°W / 38.4587142; -115.2274519
Area	36,299 acres (147 km²)
Established	2004 (2004)
Governing body	U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management

Far South Egans Wilderness is a protected wilderness area on the southern end of the Egan Range in the U.S. state of Nevada. Established in 2004 by the U.S. Congress, the area is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. This mountain wilderness rises from 5,800 feet (1767 m) to 9,823 feet (2994 m) to form stunning multi-colored limestone cliffs. Wildlife in the area includes mule deer, elk, desert bighorn sheep, mountain lions, golden eagles and ferruginous hawks that live among the rare mix of ponderosa pine and ancient bristlecone pine groves in the higher elevations of the mountains.^[2]

References

^ Protected Planet Website- Retrieved April 13, 2023
^ Far South Egans Wilderness - Wilderness Connect

External links

Far South Egans Wilderness - Friends of Nevada Wilderness
U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

Protected areas of Nevada

Federal

National Parks and Monuments	Avi Kwa Ame NM (BLM) Basin and Range NM (BLM) Death Valley NP Gold Butte NM (BLM) Great Basin NP Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM
National Recreation Areas	Lake Mead Spring Mountains (USFS)
National Forests	Humboldt–Toiyabe Inyo Lake Tahoe Basin
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Wilderness Areas	Alta Toquima Arc Dome Arrow Canyon Bald Mountain Becky Peak Big Rocks Black Canyon Black Rock Desert Boundary Peak Bridge Canyon Bristlecone Calico Mountains Clover Mountains Currant Mountain Death Valley Delamar Mountains East Fork High Rock Canyon East Humboldt Eldorado Far South Egans Fortification Range Goshute Canyon Government Peak Grant Range High Rock Canyon High Rock Lake High Schells Highland Ridge Ireteba Peaks Jarbidge Jimbilnan Jumbo Springs La Madre Mountains Lime Canyon Little High Rock Canyon Meadow Valley Range Mormon Mountains Mt Charleston Mt Grafton Mt Irish Mt Moriah Mt Rose Muddy Mountains Nellis Wash North Black Rock Range North Jackson Mountains North McCullough Pahute Peak Parsnip Peak Pinto Valley Quinn Canyon Rainbow Mountain Red Mountain Ruby Mountains Santa Rosa–Paradise Peak Shellback South Egan Range South Jackson Mountains South McCullough South Pahroc Range Spirit Mountain Table Mountain Tunnel Spring Wee Thump Joshua Tree Weepah Spring White Pine Range White Rock Range Worthington Mountains Wovoka
National Wildlife Refuges	Anaho Island Ash Meadows Desert Fallon Moapa Valley Pahranagat Ruby Lake Sheldon Stillwater

State

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