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High Rock Lake Wilderness

Protected area in Nevada, United States

Field	Value
name	High Rock Lake
iucn_category	Ib
iucn_ref
photo	BLM-Winnemucca-NCA-Map 1-01 reference.gif
photo_caption	BLM map of the Black Rock-High Rock NCA and 10 wilderness areas including High Rock Lake Wilderness
map	Nevada##USA
map_caption	location of High Rock Lake Wilderness in Nevada##Location in United States
relief	1
location	Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States
coordinates
elevation	1852 m
established	2000
operator	Bureau of Land Management

The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Hills. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet (Box Canyon) to High Rock and Little High Rock Canyons. This new outlet (Fly Canyon) cut a narrow canyon that empties at Soldier Meadows. One special geological feature in Fly Canyon is the potholes. The potholes were carved by whirlpool action of sand and gravel in the stream. Another unique feature is the Fly Slide where emigrants lowered their wagons with ropes into Fly Canyon portion of the Applegate-Lassen Trail. Elevations in the wilderness range from 4000 to with scattered vegetation of saltbrush and sagebrush.

The wilderness area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.{{cite web |access-date=2007-12-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703185454/http://www.nv.blm.gov/Winnemucca/blackrock/BRHR_background.htm |archive-date=2007-07-03

References

[https://www.protectedplanet.net/369721 Protected Area Profile for High Rock Lake Wilderness] from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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