Unit 144 covers the country south of US 50 in north-central Nevada including the southern Diamond Mountains and pieces of Newark Valley. Elevations run from about 5,800 feet in the valley to over 10,500 feet on the higher Diamond peaks. The country is sage and shadscale on the basins, pinon-juniper on the benches, mahogany and aspen on the upper slopes. The Diamonds are a narrow range and the canyons cut sharply. Mostly BLM with Humboldt-Toiyabe NF on the high crest. US 50 frames the north; gravel branches reach the canyons. Eureka and Ely are the supply towns. Cell service is in Eureka and gone elsewhere. Mule deer is the primary species and the southern Diamonds hold quality bucks because nobody much hunts them. Late October weather at elevation is cold and windy with snow likely. The road into Pancake Summit is decent gravel; the the rest are rougher.