The Hot Creek Range is a volcanic mountain range in Nye County , in central Nevada in the western United States . From the historic community of Warm Springs, the range runs north-northeast for approximately 43 miles (69 km).
5-574: To the west are Stone Cabin Valley, Little Fish Lake Valley, and the large Monitor Range . To the east are Hot Creek Valley, Big Sand Springs Valley, and the Lunar Craters Volcanic Field . Further east lies the large Railroad Valley , and the Grant and Quinn Canyon Ranges. Highway 6 passes south of the range at 6293-foot (1918 m) Warm Springs Summit. To the north, the range almost merges with
10-647: A nearby hot spring . Hiking the Great Basin , by John Hart ISBN 0-87156-639-7 Monitor Range The Monitor Range is located in south-central Nevada in the United States . The range lies west and northwest of the Hot Creek Range and north of U.S. Route 6 in Nye County . It extends into the southwest corner of Eureka County at its northern end ending just south of U.S. Route 50 . Tonopah
15-572: Is about 15 miles west of the south end of the range and Eureka lies about 20 miles (32 km) east of the north end of the range. Its highest point is Table Mountain at 10,649 feet (3,246 m). The Table Mountain Wilderness Area lies in the central part of the Monitor Range. The mountains cover an area of 1,176 square miles (3,046 km ), and lies between the Antelope Valley and
20-596: The Monitor Valley at the northern end. At the southern end, the mountains lie between the Toquima Range and Stone Cabin Valley . As the map/graphic shows, its extreme linearity is because the range is an extensive linear horst between graben (down-dropped) valleys to the east and west. The range lies amongst a series of range-valley-ranges, in south-central Nevada (mostly south of the Humboldt River ). The pattern
25-504: The smaller Antelope and Park Ranges. The northern section of the Hot Creek Range has two distinct crests. The eastern crest rises to Morey Peak (10,246 feet, 3123 m), the highest point of the range. Nearby is the historic silver mining district of Morey. The western crest, across Sixmile Canyon, includes Mahogany Peak (9825 feet, 2995 m), Hot Creek Canyon, and the rugged Fandango Wilderness Study Area. The range took its name from
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