Groom Range

Groom Range
A portion of Groom Range with highest peak in the center.
Highest point
Elevation 2,819 m (9,249 ft)
Geography
Location of Groom Range in Nevada [1]
Location Part of the Nevada Test and Training Range
Country United States
State Nevada
District Lincoln County
Range coordinates 37°26′59.837″N 115°44′5.115″W / 37.44995472°N 115.73475417°W / 37.44995472; -115.73475417Coordinates: 37°26′59.837″N 115°44′5.115″W / 37.44995472°N 115.73475417°W / 37.44995472; -115.73475417
Topo map USGS Groom Range

The Groom Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada.[1] The range was renamed from Naquinta Mountains or Tequima Range in 1864, after Bob Groom, who discovered minerals in the range.[2] It is located within the Nevada Test and Training Range, north of Groom Dry Lake. The highest point in the Groom Range is 9,249 feet. The Groom Range is situated 26.6 miles north of the dry Groom Lake.

A F-22 is in the foreground, with the Groom Range in the background on the upper right.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Groom Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ↑ Phil Patton (31 October 2012). Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51. Random House Publishing Group. pp. 80–81. ISBN 978-0-307-82860-6.


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