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Services, Getting There Services: Elko is 95 miles to the west; West Wendover is 10 miles to the east. Hikes & Trails Related Areas Map Information Benchmark Gazetteer, page 45. |
Wilderness Area Status Wilderness Study Area Management Managing Agency: Bureau of Land Management Area Description Lying in the Goshute Mountain Range, the Bluebell Wilderness Study Area shares a similar extremely rugged and colorful 8,700 foot backbone with its neighbor, the Goshute Peak WSA. But the similarity ends with the dissected lowlands of Bluebell's east The Bluebell region is known for spectacular wildflowers. The area supports stands of pinyon pine, limber pine, Utah juniper, white fir and mountain mahogany. Bristlecone pine occurs at higher elevations. The Goshute Mountain Range lies along the annual north-south migration route of thousands of raptors. Birdwatchers can use binoculars to identify golden aagles, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, goshawks, American kestrels, peregrine falcons, and Cooper's hawks. The migration is from late August through mid-October. This is a fine place for hiking and camping, rock climbing and fossil collecting, wildlife observation and photography. It also has high potential for undiscovered limestone caves, and fossils of brachiopods, bryozoans, trilobites, and corals can be found. This Wilderness Study Area is a component of the Bureau of Land Management's National Conservation Lands. Wildlife: |
side. Hundreds of meandering canyons wander through these low mountains, gathering together to form the densely-forested drainages of Thirty-mile Canyon and Morris, West Morris and Morgan Basins. The WSA measures 14 miles long and 8 miles wide.
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