Jarbidge Mountains

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Jarbidge Mountains
2013-07-12 17 10 07 View of the Jarbidge Mountains from Copper Mountain in Nevada.jpg
View of the central Jarbidge Mountains from Copper Mountain
Highest point
Peak Matterhorn
Elevation 3,303 m (10,837 ft)
Coordinates 41°48′38″N115°22′28″W / 41.8105719°N 115.374362°W / 41.8105719; -115.374362
Geography
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Jarbidge Mountains
Location of Jarbidge Mountains in Nevada
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Elko County
Range coordinates 41°47′28.662″N115°30′30.261″W / 41.79129500°N 115.50840583°W / 41.79129500; -115.50840583

The Jarbidge Mountains are a mountain range in northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. The range includes multiple sub-ranges, including the Bruneau Range, Buck Creek Mountains, Copper Mountains, Elk Mountains, Fox Creek Range, Ichabod Range, Marys River Range, Salmon River Range and Wild Horse Range. [1] The central core of the range, including most of the peaks above 10,500 feet (3,200 m), extends southward approximately 5 miles (8 km) from a point near the small community of Jarbidge.

The central core of the Jarbidge Mountains, along with the Elk Mountains, Fox Creek Range and Marys River Range, are contained within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The central Jarbidge Mountains and Marys River Range are also included within the Jarbidge Wilderness. Most of the other sub-ranges west of the central core are included within the Mountain City Ranger District. The Salmon River Range is the only sub-range not included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Main peaks of range from the east, Matterhorn in center left Jarbidge mtns.jpg
Main peaks of range from the east, Matterhorn in center left
A rainbow over a rustic fence in the Jarbidge Mountains Jarbidge Mountains scene.jpg
A rainbow over a rustic fence in the Jarbidge Mountains

The highest peaks in the range include:

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". [3] Indians believed the hills were haunted. [4]

References

  1. "Jarbidge Mountains - Peakbagger.com" . Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  2. "Jarbidge Mountains". Peakbagger.com.
  3. Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN   978-0-7864-7167-6.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.