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Jarbidge Wilderness
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)[1]
Wildflowers in the upper Jarbidge River Canyon
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Location in Nevada
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Map showing the location of Jarbidge Wilderness
Location in United States
LocationElko County, Nevada, USA
Nearest cityJarbidge, NV
Coordinates41°45′41″N 115°19′13″W / 41.76139°N 115.32028°W / 41.76139; -115.32028
Area113,167 acres (457.97 km2)
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1964
Governing bodyU.S. Forest Service

The Jarbidge Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County in northeastern Nevada, United States. It is contained within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.[2][3]

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil".[4] Indians believed the hills in the area were haunted.[5]

  1. ^ Protected Area Profile for Jarbidge Wilderness from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved May 2 2023.
  2. ^ "Jarbidge Ranger District - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Jarbidge Wilderness - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest". Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.

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