Tuscarora Mountains

The Tuscarora Mountains are a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada.[1] The southern perimeter of the north-south mountain range is the Humboldt River and valley.

Tuscarora Mountains
View of the Tuscarora Mountains from Midas-Tuscarora Road near Tuscarora, Nevada.
Highest point
Elevation2,345 m (7,694 ft)
Geography
location of Tuscarora Mountains in Nevada [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictElko County
Range coordinates41°8′14.672″N 116°17′24.321″W
Topo mapUSGS Sugarloaf Butte

The range is named after the Tuscarora people.[2]

References

  1. "Tuscarora Mountains". 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. 30.


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