Shellback Wilderness

Wilderness area in Nevada, United States

Shellback Wilderness

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

Aerial view of Shellback

Location| White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Nearest city| Sunnyside, Nevada
Coordinates| 39°17′41″N 115°21′19″W﻿ / ﻿39.29472°N 115.35528°W﻿ / 39.29472; -115.35528
Area| 36,143 acres (14,627 ha)
Established| December 20, 2006
Governing body| U.S. Forest Service

Shellback Wilderness is a 36,143-acre (14,627 ha) wilderness area in western 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.[1]

Located just north of the Bald Mountain and White Pine Range Wilderness Areas, the Shellback Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006. Moorman Ridge dominates the skyline at 9,052 feet (2,759 m). The western slope of the Wilderness contains several springs and lush vegetation, whereas the eastern slope is much more arid.[1]

## See also

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* List of wilderness areas in Nevada
* List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
* Wilderness Act

## References

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1. ^ a b Shellback Wilderness \- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

## External links

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* SHellback Wilderness \- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
* Shellback Wilderness map \- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
* Shellback Wilderness \- Friends of Nevada Wilderness
* "Scientists Voice Their Overwhelming Support for Wilderness Designations in White Pine County, Nevada" by the Wilderness Society

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Protected areas of Nevada

Federal|

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* Avi Kwa Ame NM (BLM)
* Basin and Range NM (BLM)
* Death Valley NP
* Gold Butte NM (BLM)
* Great Basin NP
* Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM

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National Recreation Areas|

* Lake Mead
* Spring Mountains (USFS)

National Forests|

* Humboldt–Toiyabe
* Inyo
* Lake Tahoe Basin

National Conservation Areas|

* Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails
* Red Rock Canyon
* Sloan Canyon

Wilderness Areas|

* Alta Toquima
* Arc Dome
* Arrow Canyon
* Bald Mountain
* Becky Peak
* Big Rocks
* Black Canyon
* Black Rock Desert
* Boundary Peak
* Bridge Canyon
* Bristlecone
* Calico Mountains
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* Currant Mountain
* Death Valley
* Delamar Mountains
* East Fork High Rock Canyon
* East Humboldt
* Eldorado
* Far South Egans
* Fortification Range
* Goshute Canyon
* Government Peak
* Grant Range
* High Rock Canyon
* High Rock Lake
* High Schells
* Highland Ridge
* Ireteba Peaks
* Jarbidge
* Jimbilnan
* Jumbo Springs
* La Madre Mountains
* Lime Canyon
* Little High Rock Canyon
* Meadow Valley Range
* Mormon Mountains
* Mt Charleston
* Mt Grafton
* Mt Irish
* Mt Moriah
* Mt Rose
* Muddy Mountains
* Nellis Wash
* North Black Rock Range
* North Jackson Mountains
* North McCullough
* Pahute Peak
* Parsnip Peak
* Pinto Valley
* Quinn Canyon
* Rainbow Mountain
* Red Mountain
* Ruby Mountains
* Santa Rosa–Paradise Peak
* Shellback
* South Egan Range
* South Jackson Mountains
* South McCullough
* South Pahroc Range
* Spirit Mountain
* Table Mountain
* Tunnel Spring
* Wee Thump Joshua Tree
* Weepah Spring
* White Pine Range
* White Rock Range
* Worthington Mountains
* Wovoka

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Anaho Island
* Ash Meadows
* Desert
* Fallon
* Moapa Valley
* Pahranagat
* Ruby Lake
* Sheldon
* Stillwater

State|

| Historic Parks|

* Elgin Schoolhouse
* Fort Churchill
* Mormon Station
* Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
* Ward Charcoal Ovens

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Recreation Areas|

* Big Bend of the Colorado
* Lahontan
* Rye Patch
* South Fork
* Walker River
* Wild Horse

Other|

* Beaver Dam
* Berlin–Ichthyosaur
* Cathedral Gorge
* Cave Lake
* Dayton
* Echo Canyon
* Ice Age Fossils
* Kershaw–Ryan
* Lake Tahoe–Nevada
* Spring Mountain Ranch
* Spring Valley
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* Van Sickle
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