Arc Dome Wilderness
| Arc Dome Wilderness | |
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IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
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| Location | Nye County, Nevada USA |
| Nearest city | Tonopah, NV |
| Coordinates | 38°48′12″N 117°19′22″W / 38.8032635°N 117.3228693°WCoordinates: 38°48′12″N 117°19′22″W / 38.8032635°N 117.3228693°W [1] |
| Area | 115,000 acres (465 km2) |
| Established | 1989 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
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The Arc Dome Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Toiyabe Range of Nye County, in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. It covers an area of approximately 115,000 acres (465 km2), Nevada’s largest Wilderness area. Attractions include the 70 mile long Toiyabe Crest Trail offers travelers atop the ridge of the Toiyabe Range, including 30 miles within the Arc Dome Wilderness.[2]
Wildlife in the Wilderness includes Columbia Spotted Frog, Mule Deer, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Golden Eagle, Clark's Nutcracker, Sage Sparrow, Sagebrush Vole, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Northern Goshawk, Big Brown Bat, and Great Basin Skink.[3]
The Arc Dome Wilderness is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Arc Dome Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2035039. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- ^ Arc Dome Wilderness at US Forest Service. Accessed 5/24/09.
- ^ "Arc Dome Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=8. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
[edit] External links
- "Arc Dome Wilderness". Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Home. U.S. Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/arc_dome.shtml. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
- "Arc Dome Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=8. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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