Shellback Wilderness

Infobox_protected_area | name = Shellback Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib

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caption =
locator_x = 40
locator_y = 75
location = Nevada USA
nearest_city = Sunnyside, Nevada
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 41
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W
area = convert|36143|acre|km2|1|sing=off
established = 2006
governing_body = U.S. Forest Service

Shellback Wilderness is a convert|36143|acre|km2|0|sing=on wilderness area in western White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S. Forest Service. [http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/schellback.shtml Shellback Wilderness] - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest]

Located just north of the Bald Mountain and White Pine Range Wilderness Areas, the Shellback Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006. Moorman Ridge dominates the skyline at convert|9052|ft|m|0|sing=off. The western slope of the Wilderness contains several springs and lush vegetation, whereas the the eastern slope is much more arid.

References

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/schellback.shtml SHellback Wilderness] - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/GIS_maps/schellback.pdf Shellback Wilderness map] - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
* [http://www.nevadawilderness.org/library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=167 Shellback Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness
* [http://www.wilderness.org/WhereWeWork/Nevada/ScientistsSupportWhitePineCountyWilderness.cfm "Scientists Voice Their Overwhelming Support for Wilderness Designations in White Pine County, Nevada"] by the Wilderness Society