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Mountain range in Nevada
Flowery Range
Flowery Range is located in NevadaFlowery RangeFlowery RangeLocation of Flowery Range in Nevada
Highest point
Elevation2,237 m (7,339 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictStorey County
Range coordinates39°23′32.689″N 119°31′20.633″W / 39.39241361°N 119.52239806°W / 39.39241361; -119.52239806
Topo mapUSGS 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

  1. ^ "Flowery Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. "Flowery Range Highpoint". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "Virginia Range (NV)". November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 67.


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