The Silver Peak Range is a mountain range in southwest Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.[1]
Silver Peak Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Piper Peak |
Elevation | 2,880 m (9,450 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Esmeralda County |
Range coordinates | 37°39′11.750″N 117°50′40.347″W / 37.65326389°N 117.84454083°W |
Topo map | USGS Mohawk Mine |
Geography
editThe Range forms the east and southeast side of Fish Lake Valley. The towering White Mountains lie across the valley to the west and southwest. The Palmetto Mountains are to the south.
Piper Peak, Red Mountain, and Emigrant Peak are in the range.
References
edit- ^ a b "Silver Peak Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
External Resources
edit- R.C. Root, Anthony & Co, "Map Of Nevada Showing New Discoveries Of Silver Peak," 1865.