Pine Forest Range, Nevada
Detailed Description
Northern Nevada's 25,000 acre Pine Forest Range Wilderness is an island in the sky rising almost 6,000 feet above the desert floor to peaks that top out at just below 10,000 feet.
The range has been glaciated, and has several cirque lakes which are very uncommon in the Great Basin. The 4-WD access route travels through huge patches of aspen interspersed with meadows/sage (aspen) -- Whitebark and Limber Pine cover the peaks giving the area its name.
In mid-July, the wildflower bloom in the west moves to the highest elevations.
Photo’s by Bob Wick and Rita Ayers, BLM.