Fortification Range Wilderness

{{Short description|Wilderness area in Nevada, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Fortification Range Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

| photo = Fortification Range Wilderness.jpg

| photo_caption =

| map = USA

| relief = 1

| map_caption = Map of the United States

| map_width =

| location = Lincoln County, Nevada, USA

| nearest_city = Lund, Nevada

| coordinates = {{coord|38.56|-114.456|region:US-NV|notes={{Cite web| url=http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Fortification_Range_Wilderness_Area_Blm| title=Fortification Range Wilderness Area (Blm)| work=protectedplanet.net}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|30656|acre}}

| established = 2004

| governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management

}}

Fortification Range Wilderness is a {{convert|30656|acre|adj=on}} wilderness area in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately {{convert|50|mi}} southeast of the town of Ely and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely/wilderness/fact_sheet_fortification_range.htm Fortification Range Wilderness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007063724/http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely/wilderness/fact_sheet_fortification_range.htm |date=2008-10-07 }} - Nevada BLM

The Fortification Range Wilderness protects the {{convert|13.5|mi|adj=on}} long Fortification Range, a low mountain range composed almost entirely of volcanic materials. Most of the range is gentle ridges, though the north end is very rugged and precipitous and contains sheer cliffs and massive outcrops.