Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness
 Size:
Approximately 16,350 acres.
Management Agency: Tahoe National Forest
Location: In southern Nevada County, three miles north of Interstate 80.
Description:
- Castle Peak provides drinking water for parts of Nevada County.
- This area contains habitat for the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout, willow flycatcher, great gray owl and the northern goshawk.
- Castle Peak contains extraordinary old-growth red fir forests.
This area is the headwaters of Independence Creek which provides drinking water to the Tahoe Meadows subdivision in Nevada County. It is habitat for the threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout, willow flycatcher, great gray owl and the northern goshawk. Like Grouse Lakes, this area contains significant old growth red fir.
According to the Tahoe National Forest plan, "Castle Peak and its surroundings are among the most scenic areas in the Tahoe National Forest." This area also contains the Little Truckee River, which was highlighted by scientists as having a high "biotic integrity" rating, or especially pristine watershed. Also, this would be the first wilderness area in Nevada County, which is one of only two counties in the Sierra range which currently does not have designated wilderness.
 For
additional information, please contact:
California Wilderness Coalition
info@calwild.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
