Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness, Nevada

The Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness is a designated (2002) wilderness area in Nevada[1]. It comprises 6,050 acres (2,450 ha)[2] and has an expanse of old-growth Joshua trees. "Wee Thump" means "ancient ones" in the language of the Paiute people. This Bureau of Land Management wilderness is a few miles west of Searchlight, Nevada.

References

  1. ↑ "Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Retrieved 30 January 2018.


Coordinates: 35°32′N 115°06′W / 35.533°N 115.100°W / 35.533; -115.100


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