Wilderness area

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness is a 54,536-acre wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada. It rises from about 3,967 to 8,907 ft. The nearest town is Imlay, 36.2 miles away in a straight line.

South Jackson Mountains Wilderness map

South Jackson Mountains 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

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

Imlay, NV is the nearest town, 36.2 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in South Jackson Mountains Wilderness is about 8,907 ft, and its lowest about 3,967 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is King Lear Peak, about 8,907 ft.

Who manages South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 54,536 Not on record Not on record Not on record Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District, 775-623-1500

Getting to South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

  • Imlay, NV is the nearest town, 36.2 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: Jackson Creek Road, Trout Creek Road.

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

  • King Lear Peak summit about 8,907 ft
  • Navajo Peak summit about 7,688 ft
  • Alaska Canyon canyon
  • Bliss Canyon canyon
  • Buckbrush Springs spring

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 South Jackson Mountains 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