Black Rock Range
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The Black Rock Range is a mountain range in northwestern Nevada
. It is named for Black Rock Point, which is located at the southern end of the range. The Black Rock Range divides the Black Rock Desert
into eastern and western arms. Pahute Peak, also known as Big Mountain, is the highest point in the range at 8566 feet (2,611 m) above sea level.
The majority of the range is part of the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
. In addition two separate federally designated wilderness areas are part of the Black Rock Range. Those wilderness areas are Pahute Peak Wilderness
and the North Black Rock Range Wilderness
.
In December 2009, the Bureau of Land Management
announced a roundup of 2500 wild horses out of an estimated population of 3000 in the Black Rock Range and vicinity, due to overpopulation.
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. It is named for Black Rock Point, which is located at the southern end of the range. The Black Rock Range divides the Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert
The Black Rock Desert is an arid region in the northern Nevada section of the Great Basin with a lakebed that is a dry remnant of Pleistocene Lake Lahontan...
into eastern and western arms. Pahute Peak, also known as Big Mountain, is the highest point in the range at 8566 feet (2,611 m) above sea level.
The majority of the range is part of the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area
The Black Rock Desert – High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area is the federal land in northwestern Nevada, under the Bureau of Land Management-BLM management and protection, and the ten Wilderness Areas within it....
. In addition two separate federally designated wilderness areas are part of the Black Rock Range. Those wilderness areas are Pahute Peak Wilderness
Pahute Peak Wilderness
The Pahute Peak Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located in the central Black Rock Range west of the Black Rock Desert Wilderness.- External links :*...
and the North Black Rock Range Wilderness
North Black Rock Range Wilderness
The North Black Rock Range Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located northeast of Soldier Meadows and south of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation.- External links :*...
.
In December 2009, the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
announced a roundup of 2500 wild horses out of an estimated population of 3000 in the Black Rock Range and vicinity, due to overpopulation.
External links
- Washoe County Trail Guide: Black Rock Point at Reno Gazette-Journal
- 41N-119W Confluence Point - 41 degrees north latitude41st parallel northThe 41st parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 41 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean....
and 119 degrees west longitude119th meridian westThe meridian 119° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole....
, located at the base of the Black Rock Range