Gabbs Valley Range

Gabbs Valley Range
location of Gabbs Valley Range in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation 2,209 m (7,247 ft)
Naming
Etymology Gabbs Valley, which was named for scientist William More Gabb
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Mineral County
Range coordinates 38°40′18.723″N 118°11′7.443″W / 38.67186750°N 118.18540083°W / 38.67186750; -118.18540083Coordinates: 38°40′18.723″N 118°11′7.443″W / 38.67186750°N 118.18540083°W / 38.67186750; -118.18540083
Topo map USGS Mount Ferguson

The Gabbs Valley Range is a mountain range in the west of the central Nevada desert in the Great Basin region. The range is within Mineral County, Nevada.

The valley was named after an engineer, E. S. Gabbs.[2]

Gabbs Watershed

The Gabbs Watershed (USGS Huc 16060002) is a 2,060 sq mi (5,300 km2) area that includes the [3] Gabbs Valley and the slopes of the perimeter Great Basin mountain ranges within the watersheds' drainage divides, e.g., of the Gabbs Valley Range.

References

  1. ↑ "Gabbs Valley 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. 51.
  3. ↑ Nevada Government Website


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