Bridge Canyon Wilderness

The Newberry Mountains, which rise to an elevation of 5,600 feet, offer a cool refuge from the heat of the surrounding desert lowlands. These imposing mountains contain the Bridge Canyon Wilderness, a land strewn with rugged granite boulders, steep canyons, and intermittent springs and seeps. The rock outcrops and caves make the area very striking. Stands of cottonwood trees can be found along the Grapevine Wash and Sacatone Wash water courses. Canyon grape, cattails, and rushes grow in Grapevine Canyon. Discover the petroglyphs of early Native Americans in the canyon, along with majestic bighorn sheep and the clever coyote. Reptiles include the Western chuckwalla, side-blotched lizard, Gila monster, rattlesnakes, and desert tortoise habitat. All of this Wilderness is in Nevada and is managed by the National Park Service. Congress designated it in 2002, and it borders the Spirit Mountain Wilderness to the north.