Boundary Peak Wilderness
Boundary Peak Wilderness is a 10,467-acre wilderness area in Esmeralda County, Nevada. It rises from about 7,419 to 13,115 ft. The nearest town is Benton, 6.1 miles away in a straight line.
Boundary Peak Wilderness map
Boundary Peak 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
- The maximum group size at Boundary Peak Wilderness is 15.
- Benton, CA is the nearest town, 6.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Boundary Peak Wilderness is about 13,115 ft, and its lowest about 7,419 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Boundary Peak, about 13,115 ft.
Who manages Boundary Peak Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 10,467 | Not on record | 15 | Not on record | Inyo National Forest, 760-873-2400 |
Getting to Boundary Peak Wilderness
- Benton, CA is the nearest town, 6.1 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Boundary Peak Wilderness
- Boundary Peak Trailhead (0.34 mi outside the boundary, 8,849 ft), at 37.8689, -118.3057
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Boundary Peak Wilderness
- Boundary Peak summit
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 Boundary Peak Wilderness
- National forestBoundary Peak Wilderness lies inside Inyo 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=69 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n38w119/USGS_1_n38w119.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_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-25)