Becky Peak Wilderness

Becky Peak Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location	White Pine County, Nevada, United States
Nearest city	McGill, Nevada
Coordinates	39°59′07″N 114°35′06″W / 39.98528°N 114.58500°W / 39.98528; -114.58500
Area	18,119 acres (7,332 ha)
Established	December 20, 2006
Governing body	U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Becky Peak Wilderness is a 18,119-acre (7,332 ha) wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2006 and is administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.^[1]

Located at the northern end of the Schell Creek Range, vegetation in the Wilderness consists primarily of desert brush and grass at the lower elevations and a scattering of pinyon pine and juniper stands on the upland slopes of Becky Peak and surrounding hillsides.^[2]

• List of wilderness areas in Nevada
• List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
• Wilderness Act

• Becky Peak Wilderness Area - BLM page
• "Scientists Voice Their Overwhelming Support for Wilderness Designations in White Pine County, Nevada". The Wilderness Society. Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2008-12-14.

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