Location

The Delamar Mountains Wilderness is located in southern Lincoln County approximately seventy-five miles to the north of Las Vegas and fifteen miles southeast of Alamo.

Getting There

Access to this Wilderness from Las Vegas is achieved via Highway 93. Kane Springs road and the Delmar powerline road, both bladed, dirt roads intersect Highway 93 and allow access to the southern and northwest portions of the Wilderness.

Area Description

Several deep, twisting canyons issue from the central core region and into the southern bajada. The eastern mountainous region holds hills, peaks, washes and draws. Many of the canyon areas and some of the boundary zones have spectacular cliffs. On the north, a large northeasterly trending canyon makes an attractive hiking route. The higher peaks in the central and eastern portions are good destinations for camping and provide expansive views of the Sheep Range, Pahranagat Valley, Meadow Valley Range, Mormon Mountains, Kane Springs Valley and beyond. The steep and rocky terrain is good for rock scrambling, climbing, and hunting upland game. Due to the lack of water, horseback riding would be limited to the east portion out of Gregerson Basin.

This area provides steep, rugged terrain for desert bighorn sheep and a variety of raptors. The long sloping around the periphery of the wilderness area provides critical habitat for the threatened desert tortoise. The Delamar Mountains Wilderness encompasses a portion of the Mormon Mesa desert tortoise Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Sensitive species likely to be found in the wilderness area include the white bearpoppy and banded Gila monster. The cultural resources for this area include over a dozen cultural sites such as lithic scatters, shelters, rock art, milling sites, and an obsidian quarry.

Additional Information

Signs indicating "Wilderness" and "Closed Road" or "Closed Route" are placed at various intervals. Vehicles can be parked outside the wilderness boundary; however, the boundary is set back 100 feet on roads.

Mechanized and motorized vehicles are NOT PERMITTED in a wilderness area.

Hunting, fishing, and non-commercial trapping are allowed under state and local laws. Pets are allowed, but please keep your pets under control at all times. Horses are permitted, however you may need to carry feed. Removal, disturbance, or attempting to remove archaeological materials is a felony. Selling, receiving, purchasing, transporting, exchanging or offering to do so is prohibited by law.

Camping is permitted, limited to 14 days. After 14 days campers must relocate at least 25 miles from previous site (interim policy, until wilderness planning is complete). Gathering wood for campfires, when permitted, is limited to dead and down material. Live vegetation cannot be cut.

Please help preserve Nevada's fragile environments, park your vehicle or set up camp in previously used sites, minimize impacts by practicing Leave No Trace ethics.

Contact Ely Bureau of Land Management Field Office for current weather, road conditions, and hazards.

Contact Info:

Ely BLM Field Office
Phone: 775-289-1800
http://www.nv.blm.gov/ely