Currant Mountain Wilderness

Currant Mountain Wilderness is a 47,357-acre protected area centered on Currant Mountain in eastern Nevada’s White Pine Range, near Ely. Spanning parts of Nye and White Pine counties and managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, it forms part of a broader cluster of protected lands, bordered by the White Pine Range Wilderness to the north and the Red Mountain Wilderness to the east. Its notable natural features include habitat for ancient Pinus longaeva, the Great Basin bristlecone pine, a species strongly tied to the region’s high, dry mountain landscapes. The area remains part of Nevada’s larger network of federally protected wilderness.

Preston, Nevada · United States