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228:-studded mountain spine running nearly the entire length of the White River Valley. The Wilderness is approximately 40 km (25 mi) from north to south with a maximum width of 11 km (6.8 mi). Elevations range from about 1,670 m (5,480 ft) in the southwestern part of the Wilderness to 2,880 m (9,450 ft) at Sawmill Mountain in the north.
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forests and deep canyons of riparian vegetation round out the ecological and scenic diversity. Angel Cave, a mostly-unexplored,
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401:"Scientists Voice Their Overwhelming Support for Wilderness Designations in White Pine County, Nevada"
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The South Egan Range
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The South Egan Range
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213:approximately two miles east of the town of
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376:- Friends of Nevada Wilderness
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1288:2006 establishments in Nevada
347:"South Egan Range Wilderness"
305:List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
158:67,214 acres (27,201 ha)
569:National Conservation Areas
503:Tule Springs Fossil Beds NM
374:South Egan Range Wilderness
334:South Egan Range Wilderness
183:South Egan Range Wilderness
22:South Egan Range Wilderness
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1258:Wilderness areas of Nevada
685:East Fork High Rock Canyon
395:Far South Egans Wilderness
390:Far South Egans Wilderness
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1049:Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
955:National Wildlife Refuges
513:National Recreation Areas
403:by the Wilderness Society
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1072:Big Bend of the Colorado
875:Santa Rosa–Paradise Peak
890:South Jackson Mountains
830:North Jackson Mountains
775:Little High Rock Canyon
825:North Black Rock Range
1160:Spring Mountain Ranch
940:Worthington Mountains
920:Wee Thump Joshua Tree
1054:Ward Charcoal Ovens
780:Meadow Valley Range
705:Fortification Range
171:Governing body
139:38.6831°N 114.941°W
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1120:Berlin–Ichthyosaur
900:South Pahroc Range
765:La Madre Mountains
481:Basin and Range NM
209:. Located in the
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108:Nearest city
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935:White Rock Range
930:White Pine Range
895:South McCullough
885:South Egan Range
860:Rainbow Mountain
835:North McCullough
785:Mormon Mountains
725:High Rock Canyon
670:Currant Mountain
665:Clover Mountains
660:Calico Mountains
597:Wilderness Areas
559:Lake Tahoe Basin
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1092:Walker River
983:Moapa Valley
963:Anaho Island
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865:Red Mountain
855:Quinn Canyon
850:Pinto Valley
845:Parsnip Peak
735:High Schells
675:Death Valley
635:Black Canyon
615:Arrow Canyon
605:Alta Toquima
587:Sloan Canyon
354:. Retrieved
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112:Lund, Nevada
1206:Walker Lake
1180:Washoe Lake
1140:Echo Canyon
968:Ash Meadows
840:Pahute Peak
820:Nellis Wash
770:Lime Canyon
720:Grant Range
655:Bristlecone
163:Established
142: /
130:114°56′28″W
118:Coordinates
70:Map of the
1247:Categories
1201:Floyd Lamb
1175:Van Sickle
1115:Beaver Dam
1097:Wild Horse
1087:South Fork
1003:Stillwater
988:Pahranagat
795:Mt Grafton
625:Becky Peak
356:6 November
316:References
211:Egan Range
195:White Pine
127:38°40′59″N
96:counties,
90:White Pine
1130:Cave Lake
1082:Rye Patch
993:Ruby Lake
880:Shellback
805:Mt Moriah
755:Jimbilnan
630:Big Rocks
521:Lake Mead
463:Monuments
284:Mule deer
241:limestone
205:state of
1189:Previous
1077:Lahontan
800:Mt Irish
750:Jarbidge
695:Eldorado
610:Arc Dome
294:See also
260:kestrels
250:Wildlife
244:pit cave
82:Location
998:Sheldon
810:Mt Rose
450:Federal
237:juniper
191:Lincoln
86:Lincoln
1135:Dayton
978:Fallon
973:Desert
945:Wovoka
442:Nevada
233:pinyon
207:Nevada
197:, and
98:Nevada
1107:Other
1017:State
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554:Inyo
530:USFS
461:and
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