Antelope Range (Pershing County, Nevada)

The Antelope Range is a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada.[1]

Antelope Range
Location of Antelope Range in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Elevation1,879 m (6,165 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictPershing County
Range coordinates40°45′07″N 118°29′25″W
Topo mapUSGS Majuba Mountain

The range was so named on account of antelope in the area.[2]

References

  1. "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. 62.


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