Pine Forest Range

Pine Forest Range
location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada
Highest point
Peak Duffer Peak
Elevation 2,858 m (9,377 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Humboldt County
Range coordinates 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W / 41.73628556; -118.68600528Coordinates: 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W / 41.73628556; -118.68600528
Topo map USGS Duffer Peak

The Pine Forest Range (also known as the Pine Forest Mountains) is a mountain range in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is north of the Black Rock Desert.[2]

The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ Delong, Jeff; Gazette, Reno (September 5, 2013). "Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.


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