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South Egan Range Wilderness

Wilderness area in Nevada, United States

Field	Value
name	South Egan Range Wilderness
iucn_category	Ib
photo	South Egan Range Wilderness.JPG
map	USA
relief	1
map_caption	Map of the United States
location	Lincoln / White Pine / Nye counties, Nevada, United States
nearest_city	Lund, Nevada
coordinates
area	67214 acre
established	December 20, 2006
governing_body	U.S. Bureau of Land Management

South Egan Range Wilderness is a 67214 acre wilderness area in Lincoln, White Pine, and Nye Counties in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Egan Range approximately two miles east of the town of Lund, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006" and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

The South Egan Range Wilderness protects the rugged, bristlecone pine-studded mountain spine running nearly the entire length of the White River Valley. The Wilderness is approximately 40 km from north to south with a maximum width of 11 km. Elevations range from about 1670 m in the southwestern part of the Wilderness to 2880 m at Sawmill Mountain in the north.

In the southern third of the Wilderness, Long Valley forms an open bowl between high mountain ridges. Rolling hills of pinyon and juniper forests and deep canyons of riparian vegetation round out the ecological and scenic diversity. Angel Cave, a mostly-unexplored, limestone pit cave, lies within the Wilderness at an elevation of approximately 9000 ft.

Wildlife

The South Egan Range Wilderness provides important nesting habitat for golden eagles, kestrels, hawks, great horned owls, long-eared owls, turkey vultures, and hosts a large population of prairie falcons. Mule deer, elk, and a variety of upland game birds also live in the area.

References

[http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/nv/gis/maps.Par.28150.File.dat/South_eagan_combined.pdf South Egan Range Wilderness] - Nevada BLM
"South Egan Range Wilderness".
[http://www.nevadawilderness.org/Library/area.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=172 South Egan Range Wilderness] - Friends of Nevada Wilderness

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