Mount Wilson Wilderness
Mount Wilson Wilderness is a 23,900-acre wilderness area in Mohave County, Arizona. It rises from about 1,965 to 5,455 ft. The nearest town is White Hills, 14.7 miles away in a straight line.
Mount Wilson Wilderness map
Mount Wilson 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
- White Hills, AZ is the nearest town, 14.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas.
- The highest ground in Mount Wilson Wilderness is about 5,455 ft, and its lowest about 1,965 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Mount Wilson, about 5,455 ft.
Who manages Mount Wilson Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 23,900 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office, 928-718-3700 |
Getting to Mount Wilson Wilderness
- White Hills, AZ is the nearest town, 14.7 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 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Mount Wilson Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-29. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Trailheads at Mount Wilson Wilderness
- Mt. Wilson Access - Missouri Spr (inside the boundary, 2,203 ft), at 35.9814, -114.5389
- Missouri Spring Trailhead (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 2,365 ft), at 35.9843, -114.5491 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-az.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Mount Wilson Wilderness
- Mount Wilson summit
- Black Butte summit
- Wildhorse 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 Wilson Wilderness
- National Park Service unitMount Wilson Wilderness borders Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
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=390 (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/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n37w115/USGS_1_n37w115.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)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)