Fortification Range Wilderness
Recreational Opportunities
Outstanding opportunities for primitive recreation exist within the Fortification Range Wilderness including hiking, camping, backpacking, photography, nature study, horseback riding, and hunting. Opportunities for observing the geology are abundant with multi-hued pink sculpted rock formations, and dazzling white spires only a short hike from the northeastern boundary. Cottonwood Canyon, accessed from the eastern side of the range, provides a pleasant one-mile trail into "the amphitheater". This bowl-shaped head of the drainage has impressively colored rock outcrops.
Safety and Current Conditions
Contact Ely Bureau of Land Management Field Office for current weather, road conditions, and hazards.
