Unit 033 covers the country north of Reno and west of Pyramid Lake, including portions of the Smoke Creek Desert and the Lake Range. Elevations span from about 3,800 feet on Pyramid Lake to over 8,400 feet in the Lake Range. The country is high-desert basin-and-range: sage and bitterbrush on the basins, pinon-juniper and mountain mahogany on the mid-slopes, and pockets of aspen and Jeffrey pine in the higher canyons. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation occupies the lake itself and adjacent shoreline (closed without tribal permits). Mostly BLM with Humboldt-Toiyabe NF on the higher peaks and significant tribal ground around the lake. Highway 447 and Highway 446 are the main paved access; gravel BLM roads reach the back country. Reno is 30-45 minutes south for full services; Nixon is the small reservation community on the lake. Cell service is good near Reno and disappears quickly. Mule deer use the mahogany-aspen draws; pronghorn work the open sage. California bighorn sheep inhabit the cliff country. The Smoke Creek Desert is wide-open glassing country—pick a high point and pick the country apart with optics.