The Bald Mountain Herd Management Area (HMA) is located approximately 40 miles southeast of Battle Mountain, Nevada and is just a few miles east of the South Shoshone HMA. The Bald Mountain HMA shares its southern boundary with the Callaghan HMA, and encompasses the northern end of the Toiyabe Range. The HMA totals 139,879 acres, and spans approximately 14 miles wide by 20 miles long. The elevation ranges from 8,500 feet at the top of Bald Mountain down to 5,500 feet in the valleys that surround the mountain range. Numerous canyons and streams dissect the mountains.

 

The most recent census was completed spring 2007, and showed a current population of 510 horses. The AML for this HMA was established in 2005 as a range of 129-215 wild horses. A gather is currently planned to occur in September 2007.

 

The last wild horse gather took place in this HMA in 1982. It is suspected that a great deal of movement occurs among the horses from this HMA and the South Shoshone and Callaghan HMAs. The horses in this area are relatively large horses exhibiting various color characteristics such as gray, roan, sorrel, and pinto.

 

During the proposed 2007 wild horse gather of this HMA, the Battle Mountain Field Office plans to conduct a special trapsite adoption in which qualified adopters would be able to adopt recently captured wild horses from the gather location. Contact the Battle Mountain Field Office for more information.