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Coordinates: 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W / 41.73628556; -118.68600528
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{{Short description|Mountain range in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States}}
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The '''Pine Forest Range''' (also known as the '''Pine Forest Mountains''') is a mountain range in [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=852232|name=Pine Forest Range|accessdate=May 4, 2009}}</ref> It is north of the [[Black Rock Desert]].<ref name="vegassun">{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/sep/05/scenic-pine-forest-range-could-be-nevadas-next-des/|title=Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada’s next designated wilderness|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=September 3, 2016|first1=Jeff|last1=Delong|first2=Reno|last2=Gazette|date=September 5, 2013|publisher=[[Greenspun Media Group]]}}</ref>
The '''Pine Forest Range''' (also known as the '''Pine Forest Mountains''') is a mountain range in [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=852232|name=Pine Forest Range|accessdate=May 4, 2009}}</ref> It is north of the [[Black Rock Desert]].<ref name="vegassun">{{cite web|url=http://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/sep/05/scenic-pine-forest-range-could-be-nevadas-next-des/|title=Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness|website=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=September 3, 2016|first1=Jeff|last1=Delong|first2=Reno|last2=Gazette|date=September 5, 2013|publisher=[[Greenspun Media Group]]}}</ref>

The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=38}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Pine Forest Range, BLM Nevada.jpg|
File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area in Nevada (19497456635).jpg|
File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area in Nevada (18874964604).jpg|
File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area in Nevada (18876647963).jpg|
File:My Public Lands Roadtrip- Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area in Nevada (19490877992).jpg|
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{Black Rock Desert|brdcat=Mountain ranges}}
{{Black Rock Desert|brdcat=Mountain ranges}}
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[[Category:Landforms of Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Humboldt County, Nevada]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada]]




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Pine Forest Range
Pine Forest Range is located in Nevada
Pine Forest Range
Pine Forest Range
location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada
Highest point
PeakDuffer Peak
Elevation2,858 m (9,377 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictHumboldt County
Range coordinates41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W / 41.73628556; -118.68600528
Topo 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

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  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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