Humboldt Mountains (North America)
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| location | Nevada (USA) | |
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 30 ′ N , 116 ° 30 ′ W | |
The Humboldt Mountains ( English Humboldt Mountains , named after the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt ) is a mountain range in the US state of Nevada .
The Humboldt Mountains form two parallel ridges in the northern part of the Great Basin , which run from north to south about 220 km apart. They are roughly between 40 ° and 41 ° north latitude and 115 ° and 118 ° west longitude .
The eastern chain has a 3677 m high peak in the north . The western train accompanies the lower reaches of the Humboldt River and the Humboldtsee .
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