Bristlecone Wilderness

Bristlecone Wilderness is a protected area in eastern Nevada in the Egan Range, about five miles west of McGill. Encompassing 14,095 acres, it was established by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The terrain changes with elevation, from lower slopes of desert brush and grass to higher ground with scattered pinyon pine, juniper, and the bristlecone pines for which the area is named. Aspen groves in washes such as Rattlesnake Canyon create denser woodland within this otherwise dry mountain landscape.

McGill, Nevada · United States