The Quinn Canyon Range is a remote group of mountains in northeastern Nye County , and western Lincoln County in central Nevada in the western United States . Adaven is the only settlement in the mountains, now abandoned.
5-644: It is closely associated with the Grant Range , which connects to it at the mountain pass of Cherry Creek Summit 7,596 feet (2,315 m). From there, the range runs for approximately 33 miles to the southwest. To the west is the large Railroad Valley , to the east is White River Valley , and to the south is Sand Spring Valley. The high point of the range is an unnamed peak at 10,185 feet (3,104 m) at 38°07.341′N 115°42.518′W / 38.122350°N 115.708633°W / 38.122350; -115.708633 . The Quinn Canyon and Grant Ranges are adjacent to
10-425: A ghost town; called Adaven . 38°07′13″N 115°42′34″W / 38.1202174°N 115.7094790°W / 38.1202174; -115.7094790 This Lincoln County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Nye County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grant Range The Grant Range
15-533: Is a mountain chain in east-central Nevada in the western United States . It runs for approximately 30 miles (50 km) in a generally north-south direction in northeastern Nye County . It is located south of the Horse Range and northeast of the closely associated Quinn Canyon Range . To the west is the expansive Railroad Valley and to the east is the White River Valley . The White River Valley drains
20-652: The Basin and Range National Monument created by President Barack Obama in 2015, being excellent examples of the Great Basin and the Basin and Range Province . The higher elevations of the range are protected as the Quinn Canyon Wilderness . The sagebrush cinquefoil ( Potentilla johnstonii ) is a rare species of plant that has only been seen in the Quinn Canyon Range. The range hosts only one settlement, now
25-615: The eastern slopes of the range into the Colorado River . The Grant Range mountains cover an area of 346 square miles (896 km²). The Bureau of Land Management manages 60.5% of the area, while the Forest Service oversees 39.3%. Troy Peak is the tallest mountain in the range, reaching 11,298 feet (3443 m) above sea level northwest of Scofield Canyon. The Grant Range is home to the Grant Range Wilderness , administered by
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