In the center of the Wilderness, north and west of Mount Moriah itself (12,050 feet), stretches a plateau called "The Table," a unique world of subalpine vegetation lined with bristlecone and limber pine. You'll be in the northern Snake Range, bounded on the east by Snake Valley and on the west by Spring Valley. Dry pinyon-juniper forestland dominates the lower elevations. Four year-round creeks provide homes for Bonneville cutthroat trout, an attraction for anglers, but the heart of the area tends to be bone dry requiring you to carry all your water. Shallow caves, many containing evidence of prehistoric habitation (such as pictographs), occur often in this Wilderness. The existence of many caves yet undiscovered is strongly suspected. Great Basin National Park lies just to the south. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are common visitors to Mount Moriah.
Location:
Humboldt-Toiyabe Nat Forest, 2035 Last Chance Rd, Elko Nevada 89801
Telephone
775-738-5171
Other Wildlife Viewing nearby:
(Elko) Alta Toquima Wilderness Area
(Elko) Arc Dome Wilderness Area
(Elko) East Humboldt Wilderness Area
(Elko) Grant Range Wilderness Area
(Elko) Jarbidge Wilderness Area
(Elko) Quinn Canyon Wilderness Area
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06/08 Coming to The Elko area
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