Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area is a 48,154-acre wilderness area, which is a part of the Muddy Mountains in Clark County, Nevada. The area is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
| Muddy Mountains Wilderness | |
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 Cross bedding in Aztec Sandstone in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness | |
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| Location | Clark County, Nevada, United States |
| Coordinates | 36°17′52″N 114°42′49″W / 36.29787°N 114.71361°Whttps://en-us.topographic-map.com/maps/kfqx/Muddy-Mountains-Wilderness-Area/ |
| Area | 48,154 acres |
| Governing body | National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management |
Geography
editThe United States Congress designated the Muddy Mountains Wilderness in 2002. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
From the wilderness, Lake Mead can be seen clearly. It is estimated that before 300 million years, the area was at the bottom of the sea. The elevation in the area ranges from 1,700 feet to 5,400 feet.[1][2]
The Muddy Mountains Wilderness area was a part of Mojave people's habitat.[3]
Rock artifacts, rock art, and rock shelters can be found in the wilderness, left from people who have inhabited the area for centuries.[4]
Flora and Fauna
editIn the Muddy Mountains Wilderness, creosote, desert catalpa trees and rare plants like bear poppy can be seen. Las Vegas buckwheat also thrives in the lower parts of the wilderness. Animals like bighorn sheep, desert tortoise and Gila monsters also roam this area between the mountain.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Visit the Muddy Mountain Wilderness Near Las Vegas". Travel Nevada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Smith, Scott T. (1996). Nevada : magnificent wilderness. Englewood, Colo.: Westcliffe Publishers. ISBN 1-56579-153-3. OCLC 35902182.
- ^ "Wilderness Connect". wilderness.net. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Muddy Mountains Wilderness" (PDF). Bureau of land management.