Jimbilnan Wilderness

36°0′23.93″N 114°51′7.95″W / 36.0066472°N 114.8522083°W / 36.0066472; -114.8522083Area18,879 acres (76.40 km²)Established2002Governing bodyNational Park Service

Wilderness area in Nevada

Jimbilnan Wilderness is an 18,879 acre (7,640 ha) wilderness area that starts from the northeast side of the Black Mountains and extends eastward towards Lake Mead.^[1] On its west side lies Pinto Valley Wilderness Park, and Las Vegas can be found 40 miles (64 km) west from the area.^[2]^[3] Jimbilnan Wilderness was designated as a wilderness area in 2002 and is under the management of the National Park Service.^[4]

Geography

The terrain of the Jimbilnan Wilderness is quite diverse, from canyons that sprawl from the Black Mountains range to three washes that plateaued towards Lake Mead.^[4] The area is also well-known for several rare floras, the Beaver Dam milkvetch and the sticky buckwheat.^[1] A variety of bird species make their home in this wilderness area, including the red-tailed hawk, the white-crowned sparrow, and bald eagles.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Jimbilnan Wilderness - Lake Mead National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ ^a ^b "Jimbilnan Wilderness". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "Wilderness Areas Around Las Vegas, Jimbilnan". www.birdandhike.com. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ ^a ^b "Jimbilnan Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

Protected areas of Nevada

Federal

National Parks and Monuments	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
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 Clover Mountains 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
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 Kershaw–Ryan Lake Tahoe–Nevada Spring Mountain Ranch Spring Valley Valley of Fire Van Sickle Washoe Lake
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