Pine Forest Range Wilderness
Pine Forest Range Wilderness is a 24,015-acre wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada. It rises from about 5,111 to 9,401 ft. The nearest town is Denio, 17.7 miles away in a straight line.
Pine Forest Range Wilderness map
Pine Forest Range 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 Humboldt River Field Office (BLM 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
- Denio, NV is the nearest town, 17.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Pine Forest Range Wilderness is about 9,401 ft, and its lowest about 5,111 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Duffer Peak, about 9,401 ft.
Who manages Pine Forest Range Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLM | 24,015 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Humboldt River Field Office, 775-623-1500 |
Getting to Pine Forest Range Wilderness
- Denio, NV is the nearest town, 17.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Pine Forest Range Wilderness
- Blue Lakes Trail Head (0.02 mi outside the boundary, 7,782 ft), at 41.6876, -118.7211
Trailhead locations: BLM recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Pine Forest Range Wilderness
- Duffer Peak summit
- Cold Spring spring
- Blue Lake 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.
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Blue Lakes fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Onion Valley Reservoir fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Knott Creek Reservoir fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Other wilderness areas in Nevada
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=762 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n42w119/USGS_1_n42w119.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)
- https://gis.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/recreation/BLM_Natl_Recs_pts/MapServer/14 (accessed 2026-09-25)