Pine Forest Range
Pine Forest Range | |
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![]() ![]() location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Duffer Peak |
Elevation | 2,858 m (9,377 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Humboldt County |
Range coordinates | 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°WCoordinates: 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W |
Topo map | USGS Duffer Peak |
The Pine Forest Range (also known as the Pine Forest Mountains) is a mountain range in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is north of the Black Rock Desert.[2]
The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.[3]
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References[]
- ^ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ Delong, Jeff; Gazette, Reno (September 5, 2013). "Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Humboldt County, Nevada
- Mountain ranges of Nevada
- Nevada geography stubs