Shoshone Range | |
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Looking south with Mount Lewis centered and Bens Peak to the left | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Lewis |
Elevation | 9,678 ft (2,950 m) |
Coordinates | 40°24.2′N 116°51.7′W / 40.4033°N 116.8617°W / 40.4033; -116.8617 |
Geography | |
Shoshone RangeLocation of Shoshone Range in Nevada | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Lander County |
Range coordinates | 40°21′1.701″N 116°53′4.343″W / 40.35047250°N 116.88453972°W / 40.35047250; -116.88453972 |
Topo map | USGS Goat Peak |
The Shoshone Range is a mountain range in Lander County, Nevada. The northeast end of the range extends into Eureka County at Shoshone Point on the Humboldt River.
The range was named from the Shoshoni language meaning "grass".
References
- ^ "Shoshone Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- Crescent Valley, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1987 (40116-A1-TM-100)
- Battle Mountain, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1988 (40116-E1-TM-100)
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.
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