Description
On land managed by the Bureau of Land Management; the high point of the Bunejug Mountains 1.8 mi. NW of Simpson Pass, 3 mi. NE of Bass Flat; Secs 27&28,33&34, T17N, R30E, Mount Diablo Meridian
History
The name commemorates Margaret “Peg” Wheat (1908-1988), ethnographer, geologist, and anthropologist who recorded the traditional arts and sacred beliefs of the northern Nevada Paiute tribes.