Wilderness area

South McCullough Wilderness

South McCullough Wilderness is a 43,996-acre wilderness area in Clark County, Nevada. It rises from about 2,578 to 7,013 ft. The nearest town is Boulder City, 13.5 miles away in a straight line.

South McCullough Wilderness map

South McCullough 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

3 fire restriction orders are recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.

  • BLM Southern Nevada District Fire Prevention Order Effective May 26, 2026. Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Las Vegas Field Office (BLM Southern Nevada District). Listed under Southern Nevada on Nevada Fire Info. The signed order states the exact area, what it prohibits, and exemptions.
  • BLM Southern Nevada Year-Round Fire Restrictions Applies to this wilderness, managed by the Las Vegas Field Office (BLM Southern Nevada District). Year-round order. Listed under Southern 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

Camping in South McCullough Wilderness is limited to 14 days.
The maximum group size at South McCullough Wilderness is 12.
Campfires are allowed: Fire pan or fire blanket required; Not during regional fire restrictions.
Boulder City, NV is the nearest town, 13.5 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 45 miles south of Las Vegas.
The highest ground in South McCullough Wilderness is about 7,013 ft, and its lowest about 2,578 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is McCullough Mountain, about 7,013 ft.

Who manages South McCullough Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 43,996 Not on record 12 14 days Las Vegas Field Office, 702-515-5000

Getting to South McCullough Wilderness

  • Boulder City, NV is the nearest town, 13.5 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 45 miles south of Las Vegas.
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Powerline Road, State Route 164, Nipton Road.
  • High-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended on the access roads.

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in South McCullough Wilderness

  • McCullough Mountain summit about 7,013 ft
  • McCullams Spring spring
  • Pine Spring 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 McCullough 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