Blue Wing Mountains

Blue Wing Mountains
Blue Wing Mountains is located in Nevada
Blue Wing Mountains
Blue Wing Mountains
Location within Nevada
Highest point
PeakBlack Mountain (Nevada)
Elevation2,017 m (6,617 ft)
Coordinates40°22′12″N 119°2′8″W / 40.37000°N 119.03556°W / 40.37000; -119.03556
Dimensions
Length11 mi (18 km) NE-SW
Width2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Area17 mi2 (44 km2)
Geography
Country
United States
State
Nevada
District
Pershing County
Range coordinates
40°22′30″N 119°0′0″W / 40.37500°N 119.00000°W / 40.37500; -119.00000
Topo mapUSGS Juniper Pass

The Blue Wing Mountains are a mountain range in west central Pershing County, Nevada.[1]

The range is a small northeast-trending range typical of the Basin and Range Province. Adjacent to the northwest side of the range is a desert playa of the broad Kumiva Valley. To the west beyond the Kumiva Valley lies the Selenite Range. To the southwest lie the Nightingale Mountains, and directly south across the narrow Juniper Pass are the closely associated Sahwave Mountains. To the southeast is the Blue Wing Playa of the broad Granite Springs Valley. Beyond the Granite Springs Valley is the Trinity Range, with Lovelock just beyond. The Seven Troughs Range lies just five miles to the east of the Blue Wings.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference gnis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ↑ Kumiva Peak, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. ↑ Lovelock, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984