Groom Range

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Groom Range
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A portion of Groom Range with highest peak in the center.
Highest point
Elevation 2,819 m (9,249 ft)
Geography
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Groom Range
Location of Groom Range in Nevada [1]
LocationPart of the Nevada Test and Training Range
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Lincoln County
Range coordinates 37°26′59.837″N115°44′5.115″W / 37.44995472°N 115.73475417°W / 37.44995472; -115.73475417
Topo map USGS  Groom Range

The Groom Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada. [1] The range was renamed from Naquinta Mountains or Tequima Range in 1864, after Bob Groom, who discovered minerals in the range. [2] It is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Groom Lake. The highest point in the Groom Range is 9,249 feet. The Groom Range is situated 26.6 miles north of the dry Groom Lake.

A F-22 is in the foreground, with the Groom Range in the background on the upper right. F22 Area51.jpg
A F-22 is in the foreground, with the Groom Range in the background on the upper right.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Groom Range". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ Phil Patton (31 October 2012). Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 80–81. ISBN   978-0-307-82860-6.


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