Pine Forest Range

Mountain range in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States

Pine Forest Range is located in Nevada
Pine Forest Range
Pine Forest Range
location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada
Highest pointPeakDuffer PeakElevation2,858 m (9,377 ft)GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaDistrictHumboldt CountyRange coordinates41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W / 41.73628556; -118.68600528Topo mapUSGS Duffer Peak

The Pine Forest Range (also known as the Pine Forest Mountains) is a mountain range in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is north of the Black Rock Desert.[2]

The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Delong, Jeff; Gazette, Reno (September 5, 2013). "Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.
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