Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in the Spring Mountains
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Location | California and Nevada, United States |
Nearest city | Reno, NV |
Coordinates | 39°15′15″N 117°07′40″W / 39.254041°N 117.127767°WCoordinates: 39°15′15″N 117°07′40″W / 39.254041°N 117.127767°W |
Area | 6,289,821 acres (25,454.00 km2)[1] |
Established | Humboldt July 1, 1908; Toiyabe March 2, 1907[2] |
Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
Website | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest |
The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the principal U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Nevada, and has a smaller portion in Eastern California. With an area of 6,289,821 acres (25,454.00 km2), it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska.
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Geography[edit]
HTNF does not resemble most other National Forests in that it has numerous fairly large but non-contiguous sections scattered about most of the state of Nevada and a portion of eastern California. Its 10 ranger districts are scattered across the many mountain ranges in Nevada, from the Santa Rosa Range in the north to the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas in the south. A part of the forest (about 11%) is in eastern California, in the areas around Bridgeport and Markleeville, and other areas east of the Sierra Nevada.
The forest lies in 13 counties in Nevada and 6 in California. The counties with the largest amount of forest land are Nye, Elko, and White Pine in Nevada, and Mono County in California, but there are 15 other counties with land in this widely dispersed forest. Forest headquarters are located in Sparks, Nevada.
- Humboldt National Forest section
The smaller and more northeasterly Humboldt National Forest is located generally in eastern and northern Nevada, in parts of Elko, White Pine, Humboldt, Nye, and Lincoln counties. It has about 43.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Ely, Elko, Wells, and Winnemucca.
- Toiyabe National Forest section
The larger and more southwesterly Toiyabe National Forest is located generally in central, western, and southern Nevada and eastern California, in parts of Nye, Lander, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, and Clark counties and Carson City in Nevada, and Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, and El Dorado counties in California. It has about 56.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Austin, Bridgeport, Carson City, Las Vegas, and Tonopah. (Bridgeport is the only station that is in California.)
Ranger Districts[edit]
- Austin Ranger District - around Austin, including Shoshone Mountains
- Bridgeport Ranger District - around Bridgeport
- Carson Ranger District - near Carson City
- Ely Ranger District - around Ely, Nevada
- Jarbidge Ranger District - near Jarbidge
- Mountain City Ranger District - near Mountain City
- Ruby Mountains Ranger District - Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range
- (formerly Ruby Mountains National Forest)
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area - Spring Mountains
- Santa Rosa Ranger District - Santa Rosa Range
- Tonopah Ranger District - near Tonopah, Nevada, including Toiyabe Range, Toquima Range, Monitor Range, and Hot Creek Range
Wilderness areas[edit]
Humboldt National Forest[edit]
- Bald Mountain Wilderness
- Currant Mountain Wilderness
- East Humboldt Wilderness
- Grant Range Wilderness
- High Schells Wilderness
- Jarbidge Wilderness
- Mount Moriah Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Quinn Canyon Wilderness
- Red Mountain Wilderness
- Ruby Mountains Wilderness
- Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness
- Shellback Wilderness
- White Pine Range Wilderness
Toiyabe National Forest[edit]
- Alta Toquima Wilderness
- Arc Dome Wilderness
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (partly in Stanislaus NF)
- Hoover Wilderness (partly in Inyo NF)
- La Madre Mountain Wilderness (mostly BLM)
- Mokelumne Wilderness (mostly in Eldorado NF and partly in Stanislaus NF)[3]
- Mount Charleston Wilderness (partly BLM)
- Mount Rose Wilderness
- Rainbow Mountain Wilderness (mostly BLM)
- Table Mountain Wilderness
Counties[edit]
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In descending order of forest land area within the counties:[4]
Nevada counties[edit]
- Nye, Elko, White Pine, Lander, Humboldt, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, Clark, Lincoln, Carson City
California counties[edit]
- Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, El Dorado
References[edit]
- ^ "Humboldt - Toiyabe National Forest webpage". U.S. Department of Agriculture. June 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ^ "Land Areas of the National Forest System" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. November 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ^ "Acreage breakdown". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
- ^ http://www.fs.fed.us/land/staff/lar/2007/TABLE_6.htm
External links[edit]
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- IUCN Category VI
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- National Forests of California
- National Forests of Nevada
- Protected areas of Alpine County, California
- Protected areas of Carson City, Nevada
- Protected areas of Clark County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Douglas County, Nevada
- Protected areas of El Dorado County, California
- Protected areas of Elko County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Eureka County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Humboldt County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Lander County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Lassen County, California
- Protected areas of Lincoln County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Lyon County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Mineral County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Mono County, California
- Protected areas of Nevada County, California
- Protected areas of Nye County, Nevada
- Protected areas of Sierra County, California
- Protected areas of Washoe County, Nevada
- Protected areas of White Pine County, Nevada
- Protected areas established in 1907
- Protected areas established in 1908
- 1907 establishments in California
- 1907 establishments in Nevada
- 1908 establishments in Nevada