Jarbidge Wilderness
Wildflowers in the upper Jarbidge River Canyon
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Location in Nevada
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationElko County, Nevada, USA
Nearest cityJarbidge, NV
Coordinates41°45′41″N 115°19′13″W / 41.76139°N 115.32028°W / 41.76139; -115.32028
Area113,167 acres (457.97 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1964
Governing bodyU.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]

"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)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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.

See also

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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