Wilderness area

White Rock Range Wilderness

White Rock Range Wilderness is a 24,249-acre wilderness area in Lincoln County, Nevada. It rises from about 6,258 to 9,141 ft. The nearest town is Ursine, 11.4 miles away in a straight line.

White Rock Range Wilderness map

White Rock 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.

Common questions

Ursine, NV is the nearest town, 11.4 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in White Rock Range Wilderness is about 9,141 ft, and its lowest about 6,258 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is White Rock Peak, about 9,141 ft.

Who manages White Rock Range Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
BLM 24,249 Not on record Not on record Not on record BLM Ely District Office, 775-289-1800

Getting to White Rock Range Wilderness

  • Ursine, NV is the nearest town, 11.4 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: Wilson Scenic Byway.

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

Named summits, canyons, and springs in White Rock Range Wilderness

  • White Rock Peak summit about 9,141 ft
  • Devil Rock Springs spring
  • White Rock Cabin 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.

Other wilderness areas in Nevada

Nevada wilderness areas