Unit 062 covers the Schell Creek Range in eastern Nevada south of Ely—a long, north-south spine of mountains running for nearly 100 miles. The high country exceeds 11,000 feet on North Schell Peak and includes some of the best aspen forests in the state. Elevations span from about 6,000 feet in Spring Valley and Steptoe Valley to the peaks. Vegetation grades from sage on the valleys through pinon-juniper, mountain mahogany, aspen, and into limber pine and bristlecone near the summit. The High Schells Wilderness covers the high backbone. Humboldt-Toiyabe NF and BLM make up the public ground. US 93 runs the east side of the range, US 6/50 the west; forest roads climb both flanks. Ely is the supply town for all services. Cell service is in Ely and gone in the mountains. Mule deer and elk both inhabit the unit, and the Schells produce some of Nevada's best mule deer. The aspen pockets at 8,000-9,500 feet are deer magnets in fall. Late October can dump snow at elevation that locks the upper roads. The range is long—pick a section and learn it well rather than trying to hunt the whole thing.