Antelope Range (White Pine County, Nevada)

Antelope Range
bifurcated Antelope Range, upper left
(origins of Spring Valley (Nevada) in the split on south of range-Antelope Valley playas-(south region) visible)
Highest point
Elevation 2,770 m (9,090 ft)
Geography
Antelope Range (White Pine County) in Nevada [1]
Country United States
State Nevada
District Elko/White Pine County
Range coordinates 39°57′53.768″N 114°24′3.052″W / 39.96493556°N 114.40084778°W / 39.96493556; -114.40084778Coordinates: 39°57′53.768″N 114°24′3.052″W / 39.96493556°N 114.40084778°W / 39.96493556; -114.40084778
Topo map USGS Baldy Peak

The Antelope Range is a mountain range in Elko and White Pine counties, Nevada.[1]

The range was named for the wild antelope which roamed the area.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Antelope Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 21.


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