Shoshone Range

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Shoshone Range
Shoshone Range, South of Battle Mountain.jpg
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]

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.


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