Wilderness area

Funeral Mountains Wilderness

Funeral Mountains Wilderness is a 25,707-acre wilderness area in Inyo County, California. It rises from about 2,190 to 5,335 ft. The nearest town is Amargosa Valley, 9.9 miles away in a straight line.

Funeral Mountains Wilderness
Photo: blmcalifornia, Public domain

Funeral Mountains Wilderness map

Funeral Mountains Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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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

Amargosa Valley, NV is the nearest town, 9.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in Funeral Mountains Wilderness is about 5,335 ft, and its lowest about 2,190 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Bat Mountain, about 4,948 ft.

Who manages Funeral Mountains Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 25,707 Not on record Not on record Not on record Barstow Field Office, 760-252-6000

Getting to Funeral Mountains Wilderness

  • Amargosa Valley, NV is the nearest town, 9.9 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Funeral Mountains Wilderness

  • Bat Mountain summit about 4,948 ft

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 Funeral Mountains Wilderness

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in California

California wilderness areas