Nevada Wilderness Areas

The estimated total of 733,400 acres (296,800 ha) was over eleven times the area that had previously been under wilderness protection.

The following Wilderness Areas were expanded or designated in the Humboldt National Forest: The following Wilderness Areas were designated in the Toiyabe National Forest: Finally, the Boundary Peak Wilderness was created in the Inyo National Forest, protecting approximately 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) in the northern section of the White Mountains in western Esmeralda County.

White Pine County is home to a number of designated wilderness areas.

They were created on December 20, 2006, by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006.

"[1] About half are integral parts of Humboldt National Forest.