Tule Springs Hills

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Tule Springs Hills
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location of Tule Springs Hills in Nevada [1]
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Length16 mi (26 km)NNW
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
District Lincoln County
Range coordinates 37°4′50″N114°10′44″W / 37.08056°N 114.17889°W / 37.08056; -114.17889 Coordinates: 37°4′50″N114°10′44″W / 37.08056°N 114.17889°W / 37.08056; -114.17889
Topo map USGS  Tule Spring

The Tule Springs Hills are a mountain range in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada. [1] The Tule Desert lies to the west. The Mormon Mountains and East Mormon Mountains are to the southwest, the Clover Mountains to the north and the Beaver Dam Mountains of Utah are to the east.

On the southwest the hills are separated from the East Mormon Mountains by the narrow Toquop Gap through which the Toquop Wash drains the south end of the Tule Desert. The range of hills extends from Lime Mountain (5,482 feet (1,671 m)) on the southern margin of the Clover Mountains for approximately 16 miles (26 km) south-southeast to the peak above Toquop Gap at 3,145 feet (959 m). [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tule Springs Hills". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Clover Mountains, Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978
  3. Tule Spring, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  4. Lime Mountain, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  5. Toquop Gap, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973