BLM is a proud to help celebrate Nevada's Sesquicentennial and has created six geocaches in each of our districts around unique features that are part of Nevada's history & environment. Happy 150th Birthday and enjoy Nevada's awesome Public lands.
Experience America's Great Outdoors with the Bureau of Land Management! All BLM cache sites in Nevada are located on public lands, so you're free to explore the area around the cache. We only ask that you leave these sites as you find them, with no trace of your visit, so others can share the fun and exhilaration of discovery.
The Parsnip Peak Wilderness area is pristine, with perennial springs, wildlife, and forested mountains. Tall mounds of white volcanic rock illustrate the powerful effects of weathering. Curved and undulating, these outcrops contrast with the towering ponderosa pine that grows in cracks and along the edges of the rock. Expansive aspen groves the predominate species on the north slopes and thickets of mountain mahogany blanketing the southern slopes. Bald eagles enjoy the pockets of fir which survive in craggy niches in the higher elevations. Native grasses flourish throughout the wilderness. Several springs are edged by native wildflowers. Abundant prehistoric sites exist in the Parsnip Peak Wilderness area. The Mount Wilson Archaeological District was delineated on the north end of the wilderness and is eligible for nomination for the National Register of Historic Places. Pre-historic sites include campsites, rock rings, rock shelters, and rock art.
For more information visit the Ely District Office website for Parsnip Peak Wilderness http://on.doi.gov/11G6h9h
The Parsnip Peak Wilderness is located in northeastern Lincoln County, approximately 25 miles north of Pioche, Nevada, within the Wilson Creek Mountain Range. To access this wilderness area, head north out of Pioche on Federal Highway 93, for almost 28 miles. Turn east onto Holt Farm Road (County Road 441), and continue on this bladed dirt road for 10 miles. Turn south onto BLM road 4045. This road is a part of the Mt. Wilson Scenic Byway. After 11 miles you will be along the north eastern boundary of the wilderness area.
Learn more about the BLM Adventurer Passport at (http://on.doi.gov/1Fdws6I) , where you'll find detailed instructions on how to download your individual passport (PDF) and place stamps from the caches you find in your book. Each Nevada BLM geocache box contains a unique 6-digit hard code and quick code (for smartphone users) that unlock access to an electronic passport stamp for the site. The first 10 cachers to collect all 6 e-stamps and submit them to BLM Nevada Geocache will be awarded a Commemorative Nevada 150th Copper Medallion.