Boundary Peak Wilderness
The U.S. Congress designated the 10,000 acre Boundary Peak Wilderness in 1989. This small wilderness area contains a remarkable diversity of plants: sagebrush steppe and pinyon/juniper woodlands in the lower elevations; subalpine and bristlecone pine forests near tree line; and alpine tundra along the high elevation plateaus. In this wilderness you can experience the solitude and remarkable silence of a wilderness in the Great Basin. Most visitors come to hike up Boundary Peak, the highest point in Nevada at 13,140 feet. From the summit, the view takes in the Mono Lake basin to the north, the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west, the White Mountains Wilderness to the south, while Nevada’s Basin and Range extends to the eastern horizon.
Leave-No-Trace in Boundary Peaks Wilderness
Simply designating an area as "Wilderness" does not assure its preservation. An understanding of the Principles of Leave-No-Trace will help keep human influence to a minimum while still providing opportunities for visitors to enjoy and experience the wilderness.
For more information go to the Leave-No-Trace website.
More information about Boundary Peak Wilderness and its designating legislation can be found at wilderness.net.
Maps and guidebooks can be purchased at sierraforevor.org.