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Nut Mountain Herd Management Area (CA-266)

LOCATION:   The Nut Mountain Herd Management Area is located 40 miles east of Cedarville, CA in Washoe County, NV.
 
ACREAGE:     40,500 acres are managed for wild horses
 
ELEVATION: 5,600 feet to 6,900 feet
 
TOPOGRAPHY/VEGATATION: The area is mainly rolling hills. Areas of big and low sage with bitterbrush dominate the landscape with an understory of bluegrass, squirreltail, Idaho fescue and needlegrass.    
 
WILDLIFE: Dominant wildlife species include pronghorn, mule deer and sage grouse.
 
HERD SIZE:    30 to 55 head
 
HORSE COLORS:      Blacks and Bays with some piebalds
 
SIZE OF HORSES:     14-16 hands and 900-1100 pounds
 

HISTORY:       The horses in this area likely originated from historical ranching operations.

Horses in Nut Mountain Herd Management AreaStud horse from Nut Mountain Herd Mangement Area

Nut Mountain Herd Management Area

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Last updated: 10-31-2007