Jarbidge Wilderness

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Jarbidge Wilderness
2013-08-09 09 32 30 Pink-purple wildflowers and subalpine fir trees near the Jarbidge River in the upper Jarbidge River Canyon in Elko County, Nevada.jpg
Wildflowers in the upper Jarbidge River Canyon
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Location in Nevada
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Location in United States
Location Elko County, Nevada, USA
Nearest city Jarbidge, NV
Coordinates 41°45′41″N115°19′13″W / 41.76139°N 115.32028°W / 41.76139; -115.32028
Area113,167 acres (457.97 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1964
Governing body U.S. Forest Service

The Jarbidge Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County in northeastern Nevada, United States. It is contained within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. [2] [3]

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"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". [4] Indians believed the hills in the area were haunted. [5]

Geography

The original Jarbidge Wilderness was established by the 1964 Wilderness Act, and was the first wilderness area protected in Nevada. Expanded in 1989 by the Nevada Wilderness Act, this wilderness is now over 113,000 acres (46,000 ha).

The wilderness area contains the headwaters of both the Marys and Jarbidge Rivers, and of Salmon Falls Creek. Emerald and Jarbidge Lakes are also within its boundaries. Nearly ten mountain peaks of greater than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) are located within the wilderness. [6]

Native habitats include Subalpine Fir, Whitebark Pine, and Quaking Aspen forests, riparian woodlands, and sagebrush steppe.

Climate

Pole Creek Ranger Station is on the northwestern edge of Jarbidge Wilderness.

Climate data for Pole Creek Ranger Station, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals: 8330ft (2539m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °F (°C)30.7
(−0.7)		31.4
(−0.3)		37.2
(2.9)		42.5
(5.8)		51.7
(10.9)		61.0
(16.1)		71.0
(21.7)		69.9
(21.1)		60.2
(15.7)		46.8
(8.2)		36.3
(2.4)		29.8
(−1.2)		47.4
(8.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)24.4
(−4.2)		24.3
(−4.3)		29.0
(−1.7)		33.4
(0.8)		42.0
(5.6)		50.3
(10.2)		59.9
(15.5)		59.1
(15.1)		50.6
(10.3)		38.8
(3.8)		29.6
(−1.3)		23.4
(−4.8)		38.7
(3.8)
Average low °F (°C)18.1
(−7.7)		17.2
(−8.2)		20.7
(−6.3)		24.4
(−4.2)		32.3
(0.2)		39.7
(4.3)		48.9
(9.4)		48.3
(9.1)		41.0
(5.0)		30.8
(−0.7)		22.8
(−5.1)		16.9
(−8.4)		30.1
(−1.0)
Average precipitation inches (mm)2.08
(53)		1.85
(47)		2.10
(53)		2.62
(67)		2.98
(76)		1.65
(42)		0.91
(23)		0.73
(19)		0.96
(24)		1.41
(36)		1.87
(47)		2.21
(56)		21.37
(543)
Source 1: XMACIS2 [7]
Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation) [8]


Snowslide Gulch in the Jarbidge Mountains and Jarbidge Wilderness Area. SnowslideGulchNV.jpg
Snowslide Gulch in the Jarbidge Mountains and Jarbidge Wilderness Area.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coon Creek Peak</span> Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, US

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarbidge Lake</span>

Jarbidge Lake is a glacial tarn in the Jarbidge Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Jarbidge Wilderness, which is administered by the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The lake is near the southern terminus of the Jarbidge River Trail where it meets the West Marys River Trail and Emerald Lake Trail, and is just below Emerald Lake Pass. Jarbidge Lake is the principal source of the Jarbidge River.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarbidge Peak</span>

Jarbidge Peak is the second highest mountain in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The boundary of the Jarbidge Wilderness crosses the peak.

The protected areas of the Sierra Nevada, a major mountain range located in the U.S. states of California and Nevada, are numerous and highly diverse. Like the mountain range itself, these areas span hundreds of miles along the length of the range, and over 14,000 feet of elevation from the lowest foothills to the summit of Mount Whitney.

References

  1. ↑ Protected Area Profile for Jarbidge Wilderness from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jarbidge Ranger District - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest" . Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jarbidge Wilderness - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest" . Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-7864-7167-6.
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Jarbidge Wilderness map - Wilderness.net" . Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pole Creek Ranger Station, Nevada 1991-2020 Monthly Normals" . Retrieved November 11, 2023.


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