Flowery Range | |
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Flowery RangeLocation of Flowery Range in Nevada | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,237 m (7,339 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Storey County |
Range coordinates | 39°23′32.689″N 119°31′20.633″W / 39.39241361°N 119.52239806°W / 39.39241361; -119.52239806 |
Topo map | USGS Chalk Hills |
The Flowery Range is a mountain range associated with the Virginia Range in Storey County, Nevada.
The range was so named on account of wildflowers which bloom when watered by melting snow.
References
- ^ "Flowery Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- "Flowery Range Highpoint". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- "Virginia Range (NV)". November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 67.
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