Bald Mountain Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Bald Mountain Wilderness. Bald Mountain Wilderness is a 22,374-acre wilderness area in White Pine County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,529 to 8,853 ft. The nearest town is Preston, 13.2 miles away in a straight line.
Bald Mountain Wilderness map
Bald Mountain 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 Bald Mountain Wilderness.
- Preston, NV is the nearest town, 13.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Bald Mountain Wilderness is about 8,853 ft, and its lowest about 6,529 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Bald Mountain, about 8,853 ft.
Who manages Bald Mountain Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 22,374 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Ely Ranger District, 775-289-3031 |
Getting to Bald Mountain Wilderness
- Preston, NV is the nearest town, 13.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Bald Mountain Wilderness
- Bald Mountain summit
- Ellison Spring Number Two spring
- Mustang Spring Reservoir lake
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.
Public lands next to Bald Mountain Wilderness
- National forestBald Mountain Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
- Wilderness areaShellback Wilderness is 1.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaWhite Pine Range Wilderness is 2.7 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 Nevada
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=691 (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/n40w116/USGS_1_n40w116.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)