High Schells Wilderness

High Schells Wilderness
High Schells Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
	Location in Nevada Location in United States
Location	White Pine County, Nevada United States
Nearest city	Ely, Nevada
Coordinates	39°20′24″N 114°35′57″W / 39.3399041581°N 114.599215912°W
Area	121,497 acres (49,168 ha)
Established	December 20, 2006
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service

The High Schells Wilderness is a 121,497-acre (49,168 ha) wilderness area in the Schell Creek Range of White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Wilderness lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is therefore administered by the U.S. Forest Service.^[3]

Flora and fauna

The High Schells Wilderness is home to an abundance of elk, mule deer, and mountain lion, which thrive in forests of quaking aspen, Douglas and white fir, Engelmann spruce, and limber and bristlecone pine. Golden eagles can be seen soaring the updrafts along the crest of the Schell Creek Range. Riparian vegetation provides key habitat for blue grouse, sage grouse, chukar and many other species. Perennial streams throughout the area support populations of rainbow, brook, cutthroat and brown trout.^[4]

Archeological sites in the High Schells Wilderness include petroglyphs and lithic scatters.^[4]

^ Protected Area Profile for High Schells Wilderness from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2 2023.
^ "High Schells Wilderness Map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest - High Schells Wilderness
^ ^a ^b Friends of Nevada Wilderness - High Schells Wilderness