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Pine Forest Range
Pine Forest Range
	Pine Forest Range location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada
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Peak	Duffer Peak
Elevation	2,858 m (9,377 ft)
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Country	United States
State	Nevada
District	Humboldt County
Range coordinates	41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W
Topo map	USGS Duffer Peak

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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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^ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
^ 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.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.

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[gnis-1] "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.

[vegassun-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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-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>
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v t e Black Rock Desert
Geography	Antelope Range Badger Mountains Black Rock Range Calico Hills Division Range Empire Fox Range Gerlach Granite Range Hannan Range High Rock Canyon Hills Hog Ranch Mountains Jackson Mountains Kamma Mountains Kings River Lake Lahontan Little High Rock Mountains Massacre Range Montana Mountains Pine Forest Range Poker Brown Mountains Quinn River Selenite Range Sentinel Hills Seven Troughs Range Sheephead Mountains Smoke Creek Desert Smoke Creek Mountains Yellow Hills
History	Peter Lassen Applegate Trail Thrust2 land speed record (1983) Thrust SSC land speed record (1997) CSXT Space Shot (2004)
Protected areas	Black Rock–High Rock NCA Black Rock Desert Wilderness Calico Mountains Wilderness East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness High Rock Canyon Wilderness High Rock Lake Wilderness Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness North Black Rock Range Wilderness North Jackson Mountains Wilderness Pahute Peak Wilderness South Jackson Mountains Wilderness
Transportation	Empire Airport Old SR 34 Old SR 48 Old SR 49/Jungo Road SR 447
Uses and Activities	Burning Man Camping Dooby Lane High Power Rocketry Land sailing Mining Rockhounding

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International	VIAF
National	United States Israel