Seven Troughs Range

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Seven Troughs Range
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Seven Troughs Range
location of Seven Troughs Range in Nevada [1]
Highest point
PeakSeven Trough Peak
Elevation 2,376 m (7,795 ft)
Coordinates 40°31′5″N118°49′19″W / 40.51806°N 118.82194°W / 40.51806; -118.82194 Coordinates: 40°31′5″N118°49′19″W / 40.51806°N 118.82194°W / 40.51806; -118.82194
Dimensions
Length19 mi (31 km)NNE-SSW
Width5 mi (8.0 km)E-W
Area140 sq mi (360 km2)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Pershing County
Topo map USGS  Seven Troughs, Juniper Flat
and Rocky Canyon 7.5 min. quads

The Seven Troughs Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. [1]

The name is derived from a series of seven stock watering troughs placed below a set springs. [2] [3]

Neighboring features include: [4] [5]

Mining camps

Along the southeast margin of the range above Sage Valley are several ghost towns dating from the early 1900s, which served the gold mining activity in the canyons. Below Seven Troughs Canyon was Seven Troughs. Running from northeast to southwest are the sites of Farrell, Mazuma, and Vernon. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Seven Troughs Range". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 213. ISBN   9780874170948 . Retrieved 2 Mar 2014.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 66.
  4. Lovelock, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  5. Eugene Mts., Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1985
  6. Seven Troughs, Nevada, 7.5 minute quad., USGS, 1981
  7. Rocky Canyon, Nevada, 7.5 minute quad., USGS, 1982