Grant Range Wilderness

Grant Range Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Grant Range Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib



caption =
locator_x = 38
locator_y = 76
location = Nevada USA
nearest_city = Tonopah, NV
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 19
lat_seconds = 00
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 30
long_seconds = 00
long_direction = W
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

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. It covers an area of approximately 50,000 acres (202 km²), and is administered by the Humboldt National Forest.

External links

* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/eastern/grantrng.htm NevadaWilderness.org]


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