The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the principal U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Nevada, and has a smaller portion in Eastern California. With an area of 6,289,821 acres (25,454.00Â km2), it is the largest National Forest of the United States outside of Alaska.
Geography
HTNF does not resemble most other National Forests in that it has numerous fairly large but non-contiguous sections scattered about most of the state of Nevada and a portion of eastern California. Its 10 ranger districts are scattered across the many mountain ranges in Nevada, from the Santa Rosa Range in the north to the Spring Mountains near Las Vegas in the south. A part of the forest (about 11%) is in eastern California, in the areas around Bridgeport and Markleeville, and other areas east of the Sierra Nevada.
The forest lies in 13 counties in Nevada and 6 in California. The counties with the largest amount of forest land are Nye, Elko, and White Pine in Nevada, and Mono County in California, but there are 15 other counties with land in this widely dispersed forest. Forest headquarters are located in Sparks, Nevada.
- Humboldt National Forest section
The smaller and more northeasterly Humboldt National Forest is located generally in eastern and northern Nevada, in parts of Elko, White Pine, Humboldt, Nye, and Lincoln counties. It has about 43.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Ely, Elko, Wells, and Winnemucca.
- Toiyabe National Forest section
The larger and more southwesterly Toiyabe National Forest is located generally in central, western, and southern Nevada and eastern California, in parts of Nye, Lander, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, and Clark counties and Carson City in Nevada, and Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, and El Dorado counties in California. It has about 56.5% of the total area. There are local ranger district offices located in Austin, Bridgeport, Carson City, Las Vegas, and Tonopah. (Bridgeport is the only station that is in California.)
Ranger Districts
- Austin Ranger District - around Austin, including Shoshone Mountains
- Bridgeport Ranger District - around Bridgeport
- Carson Ranger District - near Carson City
- Ely Ranger District - around Ely, Nevada
- Jarbidge Ranger District - near Jarbidge
- Mountain City Ranger District - near Mountain City
- Ruby Mountains Ranger District - Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range
- (formerly Ruby Mountains National Forest)
- Spring Mountains National Recreation Area - Spring Mountains
- Santa Rosa Ranger District - Santa Rosa Range
- Tonopah Ranger District - near Tonopah, Nevada, including Toiyabe Range, Toquima Range, Monitor Range, and Hot Creek Range
Wilderness areas
Humboldt National Forest
Toiyabe National Forest
Counties
In descending order of forest land area within the counties:
Nevada counties
- Nye, Elko, White Pine, Lander, Humboldt, Mineral, Lyon, Eureka, Washoe, Douglas, Clark, Lincoln, Carson City
California counties
- Mono, Alpine, Sierra, Nevada, Lassen, El Dorado
References
External links
- Official website
- National Atlas: Map of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
