LOCATION:   The Wall Canyon Herd Management Area is located 46 miles east of Cedarville, CA. The area lies in both Washoe and Humboldt Counties of Nevada.

 

ACREAGE:     49,000 acres are managed for wild horses

 

ELEVATION: 5,500 feet to 6,500 feet

 

TOPOGRAPHY/VEGATATION:       Topography consists of rolling hills and plateaus dissected by a few perennial creeks. Major vegetation species are low and big sage with bluegrass, squirreltail and needlegrass in the understory.

 

WILDLIFE: Mule deer, pronghorn antelope and sage grouse are the dominant wildlife species in the area.

 

HERD SIZE:    15 to 25 head

 

HORSE COLORS:      Black and Bay with some piebalds

 

SIZE OF HORSES:     14-16 hands and 900-1100 pounds

 

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