Wilderness area

Far South Egans Wilderness

Far South Egans Wilderness is a 36,299-acre wilderness area in Lincoln County, Nevada. It rises from about 5,535 to 9,809 ft. The nearest town is Lund, 21.6 miles away in a straight line.

Far South Egans Wilderness map

Far South Egans 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

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

Lund, NV is the nearest town, 21.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 50 miles south of Ely.
The highest ground in Far South Egans Wilderness is about 9,809 ft, and its lowest about 5,535 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Shingle Peak, about 9,809 ft.

Who manages Far South Egans Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 36,299 Not on record Not on record Not on record BLM Ely District Office, 775-289-1800

Getting to Far South Egans Wilderness

  • Lund, NV is the nearest town, 21.6 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
  • The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 50 miles south of Ely.
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: US Highway 6, State Route 318, Shingle Pass Road.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Far South Egans Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-25. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Far South Egans Wilderness

  • Shingle Peak summit about 9,809 ft
  • Whipple Peak summit about 8,812 ft
  • Sawmill 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.

Public lands next to Far South Egans Wilderness

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

Other wilderness areas in Nevada

Nevada wilderness areas