Grant Range Wilderness

The Grant Range Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Grant Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States.

Grant Range Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Aerial view of the area
Location	Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
Nearest city	Tonopah, NV
Coordinates	38°15′08″N 115°30′11″W[1]
Area	52,600 acres (21,300 ha)
Designated	1989 (1989)
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The Grant Range Wilderness encompasses an area of 52,600 acres (21,300 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Troy Peak is the highest peak in the wilderness area and the Grant Range with an elevation of 11,298 feet (3,444 m).

Grant Range Wilderness is separated only by a dirt road from the smaller Quinn Canyon Wilderness to the south.

See also

• Nevada Wilderness Areas
• List of wilderness areas in Nevada

References

1. "Grant Range Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-06-23.

External links

• Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest webpage
• Nevada Wilderness.org
• Wilderness.net