Wilderness area

Government Peak Wilderness

Government Peak Wilderness is a 6,313-acre wilderness area in White Pine County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,312 to 8,134 ft. The nearest town is McGill, 30.8 miles away in a straight line.

Government Peak Wilderness map

Government Peak 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

Camping in Government Peak Wilderness is limited to 14 days.
McGill, NV is the nearest town, 30.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in Government Peak Wilderness is about 8,134 ft, and its lowest about 6,312 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Government Peak, about 7,852 ft.

Who manages Government Peak Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 6,313 Not on record Not on record 14 days BLM Ely District Office, 775-289-1800

Getting to Government Peak Wilderness

  • McGill, NV is the nearest town, 30.8 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: State Route 487, US Highway 6, State Route 893, County Road 37, BLM Road 23.

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Government Peak Wilderness

  • Government Peak summit about 7,852 ft

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.

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