Table Mountain Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Table Mountain Wilderness. Table Mountain Wilderness is a 92,627-acre wilderness area in Nye County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,925 to 10,885 ft. The nearest town is Kingston, 32 miles away in a straight line.
Table Mountain Wilderness map
Table Mountain Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
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
- No, a permit is not required to visit Table Mountain Wilderness.
- Kingston, NV is the nearest town, 32 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Table Mountain Wilderness is about 10,885 ft, and its lowest about 6,925 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Table Mountain, about 10,885 ft.
Who manages Table Mountain Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 92,627 | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | Austin Ranger District, 775-964-2671 |
Getting to Table Mountain Wilderness
- Kingston, NV is the nearest town, 32 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
Trailheads at Table Mountain Wilderness
- Barley Creek Trailhead (0.1 mi outside the boundary, 7,674 ft), at 38.6534, -116.6392
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-25. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Table Mountain Wilderness
- Table Mountain summit
- Morgan Spring spring
- Studhorse Spring spring
- Clear 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.
Public lands next to Table Mountain Wilderness
- National forestTable Mountain Wilderness lies inside Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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=590 (accessed 2026-09-25)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/humboldt-toiyabe/wilderness (accessed 2026-09-24)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n39w117/USGS_1_n39w117.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://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-25)