Fish Creek Range

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Fish Creek Range
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Fish Creek Range
Location of Fish Creek Range in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation 2,477 m (8,127 ft)
Geography
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Nevada.svg Nevada
District Eureka County
Range coordinates 39°18′37.748″N116°5′22.212″W / 39.31048556°N 116.08950333°W / 39.31048556; -116.08950333
Topo map USGS  Bellevue Peak

The Fish Creek Range is a mountain range in Eureka County, Nevada. [1]

The range was so named on account of nearby streams well-stocked with fish. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Fish Creek Range". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.


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