Mount Nutt Wilderness
Mount Nutt Wilderness is a 28,080-acre wilderness area in Mohave County, Arizona. It rises from about 2,260 to 5,210 ft. The nearest town is Oatman, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
Mount Nutt Wilderness map
Mount Nutt Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- Oatman, AZ is the nearest town, 1.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 15 miles west of Kingman.
- The highest ground in Mount Nutt Wilderness is about 5,210 ft, and its lowest about 2,260 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Mount Nutt, about 5,056 ft.
Who manages Mount Nutt Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 28,080 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office, 928-718-3700 |
Getting to Mount Nutt Wilderness
- Oatman, AZ is the nearest town, 1.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
- The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 15 miles west of Kingman.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Mount Nutt Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Mount Nutt Wilderness
- Mt. Nutt Access - Cave Spring (inside the boundary, 3,009 ft), at 35.1566, -114.3245
- Mt. Nutt Access - Twin Spring (inside the boundary, 2,886 ft), at 35.1237, -114.3151
Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Mount Nutt Wilderness
- Mount Nutt summit
- Battleship Mountain summit
- Thimble Mountain summit
- Cave Spring spring
- Dripping Spring spring
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Public lands next to Mount Nutt Wilderness
- Wilderness areaWarm Springs Wilderness is 0.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Arizona
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=380 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n36w115/USGS_1_n36w115.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_AZ_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_04.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/recreation/BLM_Natl_Recs_pts/MapServer/14 (accessed 2026-09-29)