Sylvania Mountains
| Sylvania Mountains | |
|---|---|
![]() Sylvania Mountains Location within Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,416 m (7,927 ft) |
| Geography | |
Country | United States |
State(s) | California and Nevada |
District(s) | Inyo County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada |
Range coordinates | 37°24′0″N 117°43′0″W / 37.40000°N 117.71667°W |
| Topo map | USGS Sylvania Mountains |
The Sylvania Mountains are located in Inyo County, California, and Esmeralda County, Nevada, in the United States. The range trends in an east–west direction, north of the Last Chance Range at the northern end of Death Valley National Park.
The Last Chance Range and Death Valley are to the south, Slate Ridge is to the southeast, and the Palmetto Mountains are adjacent to the east.
Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
The Sylvania Mountains Wilderness protects over 18,000 acres (73 km2) of the range in California. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.[1]
References
- ↑ BLM Sylvania Mountains Wilderness Area accessed 6/24/2010
Categories:
- Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
- Mountain ranges of the Great Basin
- Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
- Mountain ranges of Nevada
- Mountain ranges of Esmeralda County, Nevada
- Mountain ranges of Inyo County, California
- Bureau of Land Management areas in California
- Inyo County, California, geography stubs
- Nevada geography stubs
