White Pine Range Wilderness

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The White Pine Range Wilderness is a 40013 acre wilderness area in southwestern White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.

Geography

The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S. Forest Service. Bordered by Currant Mountain Wilderness on the south, the White Pine Range Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006. The nearest city is Ely, Nevada.

Habitats

The White Pine Range Wilderness is characterized by rocky canyons and forested alpine hills covered with Abies concolor - white fir, Pinus monophylla - Single-leaf Pinyon, Pinus flexilis - Limber pine, and Pinus longaeva - Great Basin Bristlecone Pines.

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