Alta Toquima Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Alta Toquima Wilderness. Alta Toquima Wilderness is a 35,581-acre wilderness area in Nye County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,983 to 11,941 ft. The nearest town is Kingston, 24.8 miles away in a straight line.
Alta Toquima Wilderness map
Alta Toquima Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- BLM Nevada Prevention Order: BLM statewide restrictions Effective May 1, 2026. Applies to all BLM and Forest Service land in Nevada. Prohibited: Possessing, discharging, using or allowing the use of fireworks, pyrotechnic or incendiary devices; possessing, discharging, igniting or causing to burn; explosives or explosive material, including binary explosive targets; discharging a firearm using tracer, incendiary, or steel-component ammunition. [Use of tracer or incendiary ammunition is always prohibited on public lands]; operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.
Common questions
- No, a permit is not required to visit Alta Toquima Wilderness.
- Kingston, NV is the nearest town, 24.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Alta Toquima Wilderness is about 11,941 ft, and its lowest about 6,983 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is South Summit, about 11,941 ft.
Who manages Alta Toquima Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 35,581 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Austin Ranger District, 775-964-2671 |
Getting to Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Kingston, NV is the nearest town, 24.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Pinecreek Trailhead (inside the boundary, 7,564 ft), at 38.7994, -116.8507
- Mt Jefferson Trailhead (0.21 mi outside the boundary, 7,613 ft), at 38.8597, -116.9343
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Alta Toquima Wilderness
- South Summit summit
- North Summit Mount Jefferson summit
- Middle Summit Mount Jefferson summit
- Bucks Canyon canyon
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Campgrounds in and around Alta Toquima Wilderness
Campgrounds inside the boundary: Pine Creek Campground , each with its reservation system and amenities on campgroundsdb.com.
Public lands next to Alta Toquima Wilderness
- National forestAlta Toquima Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in Nevada
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=9 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe/wilderness (accessed 2026-09-24)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n39w117/USGS_1_n39w117.tif (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_NV_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_32.txt (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-25)