Weepah Spring Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Weepah Spring Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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location = Nevada USA
nearest_city = Hiko, Nevada
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 00
lat_seconds = 06
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 05
long_seconds = 09
long_direction = W
area = convert|51480|acre|km2|1|sing=off
established = 2004
governing_body = U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Weepah Spring Wilderness is a convert|51480|acre|km2|1|sing=on wilderness area in Lincoln and Nye Counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies approximately convert|35|mi|km|0|sing=off south of the town of Alamo and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. [http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely/wilderness/fact_sheet_weepah_spring.htm Nevada BLM] - Weepah Spring Wilderness]

Weepah Spring Wilderness contains Timber Mountain and lies within the Seaman Range, an excellent example of a Great Basin mountain range. It lacks a single defined ridgeline and contains isolated peaks, maze-like canyons, walls of fossil bearing rocks, natural arches, and volcanic hoodoos. The Wilderness also has the largest stand of ponderosa pine in eastern Nevada and 4,000 year old rock art.

Archeology

Within the Weepah Springs Wilderness is the White River Narrows Archaeological District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses one of the largest and most well-known concentrations of petroglyphs in Nevada. Other prehistoric sites in the District include shelter caves, hunting blinds, and campsites.

References

ee also

*List of wilderness areas in Nevada
*List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act

External links

* [http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely/wilderness/fact_sheet_weepah_spring.htm Nevada Bureau of Land Management] - Weepah Spring Wilderness fact sheet
* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=198 Friends of Nevada Wilderness] - Weepah Spring Wilderness
* [http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely/wilderness/map_weepah_spring.pdf Nevada Bureau of Land Management] - Weepah Spring Wilderness map