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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> |
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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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| Pine Forest Range | |
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  Pine Forest Range location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Duffer Peak |
| Elevation | 2,858 m (9,377 ft) |
| Geography | |
| 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 |
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
- ^ "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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