Out of the rolling hills and shallow basins in this WSA rises Gerry Mountain.  From its summit, 1,100 feet above the surrounding plains, one can enjoy broad vistas of the surrounding desert landscape and try to spot one of the herds of Pronghorn that live in the Gerry Mountain WSA year-round. 

Gerry Mountain is a part of the sagebrush steppe ecosystem, one of the most imperiled habitats in the U.S.   Although this ecosystem once covered roughly 156 Million acres in the Western United States, it is estimated that 50-60 percent of this area has been completely converted to non-native grasslands and overtaken by invasive species.   Gerry Mountain remains largely untouched, with an understory of Big Sagebrush and a variety of native plants, such as bitterbrush, currant, rabbitbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, Idaho fescue and Thurber’s needlegrass.  This native habitat is crucial to sustain populations of threatened species, such as sage grouse and pygmy rabbits.