The Silver Peak Range is a mountain range in southwest Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.[1]

Silver Peak Range
Silver Peak Range is located in Nevada
Silver Peak Range
Silver Peak Range
Silver Peak Range in Nevada[1]
Highest point
PeakPiper Peak
Elevation2,880 m (9,450 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictEsmeralda County
Range coordinates37°39′11.750″N 117°50′40.347″W / 37.65326389°N 117.84454083°W / 37.65326389; -117.84454083
Topo mapUSGS Mohawk Mine

Geography edit

The Range forms the east and southeast side of Fish Lake Valley. The towering White Mountains lie across the valley to the west and southwest. The Palmetto Mountains are to the south.

Piper Peak, Red Mountain, and Emigrant Peak are in the range.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Silver Peak Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

External Resources edit

 
Aerial view of the Silver Peak Range looking northeast across Fish Lake Valley from the Nevada-California Border.