Fortification Range

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Fortification Range
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Location of Fortification Range in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation 2,570 m (8,430 ft)
Coordinates 38°32.82′N114°27.27′W / 38.54700°N 114.45450°W / 38.54700; -114.45450
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Lincoln and White Pine counties
Range coordinates 38°33′22″N114°26′35″W / 38.55611°N 114.44306°W / 38.55611; -114.44306 Coordinates: 38°33′22″N114°26′35″W / 38.55611°N 114.44306°W / 38.55611; -114.44306
Topo map USGS  The Gouge Eye

The Fortification Range is a mountain range in Lincoln and White Pine counties, Nevada. [1] The range is a narrow linear range trending north-northwest with a length of 34 km (21 mi) and a width of about 8 km (5.0 mi). It is typical of the Basin and Range Province.

Lincoln County, Nevada County in the United States

Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Pioche.

White Pine County, Nevada County in the United States

White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. The name "White Pine" is an old name for the Limber Pine, a common tree in the county's mountains.

Nevada State of the United States of America

Nevada is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 32nd most populous, but the 9th least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state's four largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital, however, is Carson City.

The Wilson Creek Range and the old townsite–mining camp of Atlanta lies to the southeast of the south end of the range. Spring Valley and the Snake Range lie to the east and the Limestone Hills to the southeast. To the west is Lake Valley and the Schell Creek Range. US Route 93 traverses Lake Valley to the west and crosses Lake Valley Summit pass between the Fortification and Schell Creek ranges. [2] [3] [4]

Wilson Creek Range

The Wilson Creek Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada.

Snake Range

The Snake Range is a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The south-central portion of the range is included within Great Basin National Park, with most of the remainder included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 13,065 feet (3,982 m) at the summit of Wheeler Peak, the tallest independent mountain within Nevada and the second highest point within the state. The range also contains four of the five highest mountain peaks in Nevada, including all peaks greater than 12,000 feet (3,658 m) except for Boundary Peak.

Limestone Hills

The Limestone Hills are a group of hills in northeast Lincoln County, Nevada. The hills trend northwest–southeast with a length of about 27 km (17 mi) and width of about 3.5 km (2.2 mi). They lie adjacent to the north end of the Wilson Creek–White Rock ranges and the old mining camp of Atlanta. The Nevada–Utah border is 16.5 km (10.3 mi) across Hamlin Valley to the east. The Snake Range and White Pine County lie 12 km (7.5 mi) to the north. The Fortification Range lies to the northwest.

Fortification Range was named from a fancied resemblance to a fort. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fortification Range". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Garrison, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1979
  3. Wilson Creek Range, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  4. 2011-2012 Official Highway Map, Nevada Dept. of Transportation
  5. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 44.