Grant Range

The Grant Range is a mountain chain in east-central Nevada in the United States. It lies in a generally north-south direction in Nye County. It is located south of the Horse Range and north of the Quinn Canyon Range, and lies between Railroad Valley on the west and the White River Valley to the east. The White River Valley drains the eastern slopes of the mountains into the Colorado River.

The 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 above sea level northwest of Scofield Canyon. The Grant Range is home to the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, as well as the Grant Range Wilderness.

Almost 60% of the area is made up of pinon-juniper vegetation, with sagebrush scrub accounting for about 15% of the range. The mountains are home to at least four species of mice, three species of chipmunks, and three species of snails. Steller's jay and the hairy woodpecker also use the mountains, as well as the Great Basin fence lizard.

References

• Biological Resources Research Center - [1]
• Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pgs. 55 & 56