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Government Peak Wilderness

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

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

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Government Peak Wilderness

| iucn_category = Ib

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| map = USA

| relief = 1

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| location = White Pine County, Nevada, United States

| nearest_city = Baker, Nevada

| coordinates = {{coord|39.5042357934|-114.167585757|region:US|notes={{cite web |url=http://wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&latitude=39.5042357934&longitude=-114.167585757&zoom=12 |title=Government Peak Wilderness Map |publisher=Wilderness.net |access-date=2011-08-14}}|display=inline, title}}

| area = {{convert|6313|acre}}

| established = December 20, 2006

| governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management

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Government Peak Wilderness is a {{convert|6313|acre|adj=on}} wilderness area in the northern part of the Snake Range of White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located approximately {{convert|55|mi}} north of the town of Baker, the Wilderness was designated in 2006 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.[http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.7027.File.dat/Government_combined.pdf Government Peak Wilderness] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908012700/http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.7027.File.dat/Government_combined.pdf |date=2008-09-08 }} - Nevada BLM

Vegetation

Vegetation in the Wilderness is mostly desert brush and grass at the lower elevations, and a scattering of pinyon and juniper stands on the slopes of Government Peak and surrounding hills. Bare rock cliffs characterize the eastern side of the Wilderness.

Recreation

Popular recreational activities in Government Peak Wilderness include camping, hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, and hunting. The area provides opportunities for solitude in George Wash, south of Government Peak, and in the higher juniper covered areas.

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908012700/http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.7027.File.dat/Government_combined.pdf Government Peak Wilderness fact sheet and map] - Nevada BLM
  • [http://www.wilderness.net/NWPS/wildView?WID=695 Government Peak Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
  • [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=76 Government Peak Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness

{{Protected Areas of Nevada}}

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Category:Wilderness areas of Nevada

Category:Protected areas of White Pine County, Nevada

Category:Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada

Category:Protected areas established in 2006

Category:2006 establishments in Nevada