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Red Mountain Wilderness
Acres: 20,490
Elevation: 6,400–9,328 feet
Location
Red Mountain Wilderness Area is located in Southwestern White Pine County, approximately 60 miles SW of Ely, Nevada.
Getting There
Take Highway 6, 30 miles Southwest from Ely, Nevada. Turn Right at the White River Campground sign. Follow this road 10 miles to the dispersed campground. There are no formal trailheads established to date, but roads in the area offer limited access.
Area Description
Adjacent to the Currant Mtn. Wilderness Area to the west, Red Mountain stands out amongst the Limestone and Pinyon/Juniper dominated landscape with its beautiful volcanic red-orange color. This is a remote area that possesses unique and outstanding scenic qualities, opportunities for solitude and a remoteness only found in Nevada.
Additional Information
Signs indicating “Wilderness” and “Closed Road” or “Closed Route” are placed at various intervals. Vehicles can be parked outside the wilderness boundary.
Mechanized and motorized vehicles are NOT PERMITTED in a wilderness area.
Hunting, fishing, and trapping are allowed under state and local laws. Pets are allowed, but please keep your pets under control at all times. Horses are permitted, however you may need to carry feed. Certified Weed Free Feed is required for all stock and pack stock on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Removal, disturbance, or attempting to remove archaeological materials is a felony. Selling, receiving, purchasing, transporting, exchanging or offering to do so is prohibited by law.
Camping is permitted and limited to 14 days. Gathering wood for campfires, when permitted, is limited to dead and down material. Live vegetation cannot be cut.
Please help preserve Nevada’s fragile environments, park your vehicle or set up camp in previously used sites, minimize impacts by practicing Leave No Trace ethics.
Contact the Ely Ranger District Office for current weather, road conditions, and hazards.
Maps![[Photo] Red Mountain Wilderness](/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5238512.jpg)
USGS 7.5 Quadrangle Maps:
Horse Track Spring
Currant Mountain
Currant Summit
Contact Info:
Ely Ranger District Office
Phone: 775-289-3031