South Virgin Mountains
South Virgin Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,189 m (3,901 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Clark County |
Range coordinates | 36°15′24.939″N 114°11′52.882″W / 36.25692750°N 114.19802278°WCoordinates: 36°15′24.939″N 114°11′52.882″W / 36.25692750°N 114.19802278°W |
Topo map | USGS Gold Butte |
The South Virgin Mountains are a smaller mountain range of the eastern Mojave Desert, in Clark County, southeastern Nevada.[1]
They are located south of the larger Virgin Mountains range, east of the Virgin River leg of Lake Mead, and west of the Arizona Strip.
The South Virgin Mountains are within the jurisdiction of the BLM—Bureau of Land Management.
See also[]
- Virgin Mountains
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Virgin River Gorge
- Virgin River Narrows
References[]
- ^ a b "South Virgin Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of Nevada
- Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
- Mountain ranges of Clark County, Nevada
- Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada
- Clark County, Nevada geography stubs