Shoshone Range

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Shoshone Range
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Looking south with Mount Lewis centered and Bens Peak to the left
Highest point
Peak Mount Lewis
Elevation 9,678 ft (2,950 m)
Coordinates 40°24.2′N116°51.7′W / 40.4033°N 116.8617°W / 40.4033; -116.8617
Geography
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Shoshone Range
Location of Shoshone Range in Nevada [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Lander County
Range coordinates 40°21′1.701″N116°53′4.343″W / 40.35047250°N 116.88453972°W / 40.35047250; -116.88453972
Topo map USGS  Goat Peak

The Shoshone Range is a mountain range in Lander County, Nevada. [1] The northeast end of the range extends into Eureka County at Shoshone Point on the Humboldt River. [2] [3]

The range was named from the Shoshoni language meaning "grass". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shoshone Range". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  2. Crescent Valley, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1987 (40116-A1-TM-100)
  3. Battle Mountain, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1988 (40116-E1-TM-100)
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.