High Rock Lake Wilderness
The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Hills. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet (Box Canyon) to High Rock and Little High Rock Canyons. This new outlet (Fly Canyon) cut a narrow canyon that empties at Soldier Meadows. One special geological feature in Fly Canyon is the potholes. The potholes were carved by whirlpool action of sand and gravel in the stream. Another unique feature is the Fly Slide where emigrants lowered their wagons with ropes into Fly Canyon portion of the Applegate-Lassen Trail. Elevations in the wilderness range from 4,000 to 7,660 ft (1,220 to 2,330 m) with scattered vegetation of saltbrush and sagebrush.[2]
The wilderness area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Protected Area Profile for High Rock Lake Wilderness from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2 2023.
- ^ a b "High Rock Lake Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "BLM Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area". Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
External links
- High Rock Lake Wilderness page at Wilderness.net
- v
- t
- e
- Antelope Range
- Badger Mountains
- Black Rock Range
- Calico Hills
- Division Range
- Empire
- Fox Range
- Gerlach
- Granite Range
- Hannan Range
- High Rock Canyon Hills
- Hog Ranch Mountains
- Jackson Mountains
- Kamma Mountains
- Kings River
- Lake Lahontan
- Little High Rock Mountains
- Massacre Range
- Montana Mountains
- Pine Forest Range
- Poker Brown Mountains
- Quinn River
- Selenite Range
- Sentinel Hills
- Seven Troughs Range
- Sheephead Mountains
- Smoke Creek Desert
- Smoke Creek Mountains
- Yellow Hills
- Black Rock–High Rock NCA
- Black Rock Desert Wilderness
- Calico Mountains Wilderness
- East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- High Rock Lake Wilderness
- Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
- North Black Rock Range Wilderness
- North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- Pahute Peak Wilderness
- South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
- Empire Airport
- Old SR 34
- Old SR 48
- Old SR 49/Jungo Road
- SR 447