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Arc Dome Wilderness

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Coordinates:38°48′12″N117°19′22″W / 38.8032635°N 117.3228693°W /38.8032635; -117.3228693^[2]

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Protected wilderness area in Nevada, United States

Arc Dome Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)^[1]
Arc Dome Wilderness Boundary
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Location	Nye County,Nevada USA
Nearest city	Tonopah, NV
Coordinates	38°48′12″N117°19′22″W / 38.8032635°N 117.3228693°W /38.8032635; -117.3228693^[2]
Area	115,000 acres (47,000 ha)
Established	1989
Governing body	U.S. Forest Service
www.fs.fed.us/r4/htnf/recreation/wilderness/arc_dome.shtml

TheArc Dome Wilderness is a protectedwilderness area in theToiyabe Range ofNye County, in the central section of the state ofNevada in the westernUnited States. It covers an area of approximately 115,000 acres (47,000 ha), Nevada's largest Wilderness area. Attractions include the 70-mile (110 km)-longToiyabe Crest Trail offers travelers atop the ridge of theToiyabe Range, including 30 miles (48 km) within the Arc Dome Wilderness.^[3]

Wildlife in the Wilderness includesColumbia spotted frog,mule deer,sharp-shinned hawk,golden eagle,Clark's nutcracker,sagebrush sparrow,sagebrush vole,black-throated gray warbler,yellow warbler,northern goshawk,big brown bat, andGreat Basin skink.^[4]

The Arc Dome Wilderness is administered by theHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Gallery

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View of the relief of the Toiyabe Range within the Arc Dome Wilderness

View of Arc Dome at Sunset from Cow Canyon Trailhead

References

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^Protected Planet Website- Retrieved March 24, 2023
^"Arc Dome Wilderness".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior. RetrievedDecember 10, 2008.
^"Arc Dome Wilderness". US Forest Service. RetrievedDecember 10, 2008.
^"Arc Dome Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. Archived fromthe original on December 18, 2010. RetrievedMay 24, 2009.

External links

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"Arc Dome Wilderness". US Forest Service. RetrievedDecember 10, 2008.
"Arc Dome Wilderness". Friends of Nevada Wilderness. Archived fromthe original on December 18, 2010. RetrievedDecember 10, 2008.
U.S. Geological Survey Map at the U.S. Geological Survey Map Website. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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