The Desatoya Herd Management Area (HMA) is located approximately eighteen miles west of Austin, Nevada. The area is approximately 157,000 acres in size and is 18 miles wide and 24 miles long. 

 

The Desatoya HMA is typical of the Great Basin region with steep north and south trending mountain ranges separated by large sweeping valley bottoms. The area consists of the Desatoya Mountain Range and varies in elevation from 9,900 feet at Desatoya Peak to 6,100 feet in Smith Creek Valley to the southeast and Edwards Creek Valley to the northwest. 

 

The Desatoya HMA is currently administrated by the Carson City BLM Field Office. AML has been established at 180 wild horses.