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Wilderness Area Status
Wilderness Study Area Management Managing Agency: Bureau of Land Management Area Description This small gem of a wilderness study area is an island of rhyolite flows, domes, plugs and volcanic tuffs. Two miles of the Bruneau River flows through the area and meadows and aspen stands are common. Rough Hills contains the head of the Bruneau River Canyon. The Name of this wilderness study area is a bit misleading: these are mountains, not hills, and the Bruneau River Canyon is actually quite deep. Water is a powerful eroding force in this area and is also a force for transformation. The lush canyons give evidence to water's life-bringing qualities, creating an amazing the Nevada riparian "jungle" that busts forth from even the smallest trickle of water. Although small in size, this wilderness study area has ample size, remoteness, and natural beauty to satisfy the wilderness explorer The BLM did not initially approve Rough Hills as a wilderness study area. Friends of Nevada Wilderness members appealed to the Interior Board of Land Appeals to have it officially included as a wilderness study area. The BLM later recommended to Congress that this small but mighty area be Wilderness.
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