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Mount Irish

BLM found a cultural value and a historic value here, and its plan calls for special management. BLM's records place at least 7 active mining claims and 5 rights of way inside the line today, and three grazing allotments cover part of it. It covers 15,075 acres and was designated August 20, 2008, in the Ely RMP. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan.

Acres15,075
DesignatedAug 20, 2008Ely RMP
BLM founda cultural value and a historic valueand found it important
Inside, at least15claims, rights of way and allotments

The line

Mount Irish
Mining claim, 6Claimant withheld by BLM, 1Right of way, 5
Ground: USGS The National Map, topographic tiles. Boundaries: BLM's own, read Oct 20, 2026. 6 marks are where BLM's own maps draw them; 6 claims are placed at the middle of the quarter section their land description names, not at the stakes on the ground. Hover or tap one for its holder. The 3 grazing allotments below aren't marked.
A lone juniper on a dry grass flat below a gray limestone range
Basin and Range National MonumentA lone juniper in Basin and Range National Monument. The monument holds this area. We can't place the photograph inside its line.Photograph: More Than Just Parks

Who holds the claims

At least 7 claims sit inside this line: 7 active, 6 with a holder BLM names and 1 with a claimant BLM withholds under the Privacy Act. Of the named holders, 4 are private individuals, and we don't print their names. BLM lists 7 as Active.

  • A private individual, name withheld by this site4claims
  • NEVADA SUNRISE LLC2claims
  • Names withheld by BLM (private individuals)1claim

BLM's mining rules list designated ACECs among the places where mining that disturbs the surface beyond casual use needs a plan of operations BLM approves. Exploration of five acres or less can go ahead on a notice instead.

The rights of way

5 rights of way sit inside the line. BLM files 5 under non-energy facilities.

  • NV DEPT OF TRANS1right of way
  • NELLIS AFB1right of way
  • LINCOLN CNTY SHERIFF DEPT1right of way
  • ELY DISTRICT OFFICE1right of way
  • LINCOLN COUNTY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS INC1right of way

Grazing allotments

3 grazing allotments cover part of this line. Their permittees aren't named here yet.

  • IRISH MOUNTAIN83,494acres
  • CRESCENT (N-4)61,473acres
  • WILD HORSE18,252acres

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The proposed rule

A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Mount Irish. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.

The rule's abstract

The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026

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