Wilderness area

South Pahroc Range Wilderness

South Pahroc Range Wilderness is a 25,671-acre wilderness area in Lincoln County, Nevada. It rises from about 4,487 to 7,917 ft. The nearest town is Alamo, 6.7 miles away in a straight line.

South Pahroc Range Wilderness map

South Pahroc Range 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

Alamo, NV is the nearest town, 6.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 30 miles west of Caliente.
The highest ground in South Pahroc Range Wilderness is about 7,917 ft, and its lowest about 4,487 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model).

Who manages South Pahroc Range Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 25,671 Not on record Not on record Not on record BLM - Caliente Field Office, 775-726-8100

Getting to South Pahroc Range Wilderness

  • Alamo, NV is the nearest town, 6.7 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 30 miles west of Caliente.
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: US Highway 93.

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in South Pahroc Range Wilderness

  • Boulder Spring spring
  • Rye Patch Spring spring

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25.

Other wilderness areas in Nevada

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