Toquima Range
| Toquima Range | |
|---|---|
 |
|
_north_of_Carvers,_Nevada.JPG) View of Shoshone Mountain in the Toquima Range |
|
| Highest peak | Mount Jefferson ( 3642 m ) |
| location | Nevada , United States |
| Coordinates | 38 ° 56 ′ N , 116 ° 50 ′ W |
The Toquima Range is a mountain range in the state of Nevada in the United States . It runs in northeast-southwest direction and is mostly in Nye County and with the northern part in Lander County .
geography
The highest mountain of the ridge located in the Great Basin in the Basin and Range Province is the three-peaked Mount Jefferson with 3642 m . The area around the mountains is very sparsely populated. To the west is the Big Smoky Valley with Nevada State Route 376 , which separates the mountains from the Toiyabe Range . In the east is the Monitor Valley , which lies between Toquima Range and the Monitor Range . In the far north, US Highway 50 runs past the Range and leads to Austin . Tonopah is located about 40 km south of the mountain range on US Highway 6 .
Most of the mountains are located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest , an area of 145 km² is also strictly protected as Alta Toquima Wilderness .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The National Map , USGS, accessed August 24, 2019
- ↑ Alta Toquima Wilderness , wilderness.net, accessed on August 24, 2019 (English)