High Rock Lake Wilderness
High Rock Lake Wilderness is a 59,107-acre wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada. It rises from about 3,989 to 7,664 ft. The nearest town is Gerlach, 31.5 miles away in a straight line.
High Rock Lake Wilderness map
High Rock Lake Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
2 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- BLM Winnemucca District Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Order Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District. Stage 1. Listed under Central Nevada on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
- 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
- Gerlach, NV is the nearest town, 31.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in High Rock Lake Wilderness is about 7,664 ft, and its lowest about 3,989 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).
Who manages High Rock Lake Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 59,107 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, 775-623-1500 |
Getting to High Rock Lake Wilderness
- Gerlach, NV is the nearest town, 31.5 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: Soldier Meadows Road.
Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for High Rock Lake Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-25. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in High Rock Lake Wilderness
- Harry Spring spring
- High Rock Lake lake
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25.
Public lands next to High Rock Lake Wilderness
- BLM unitHigh Rock Lake Wilderness lies inside Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area.
- Wilderness areaHigh Rock Lake Wilderness borders Calico Mountains Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaHigh Rock Lake Wilderness borders Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaHigh Rock Canyon Wilderness is 0.5 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaEast Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness is 0.8 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
- Wilderness areaPahute Peak Wilderness is 1 mile 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=245 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n42w120/USGS_1_n42w120.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)