Carson Range

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Carson Range
Mountain Range
The Carson Range looking south from Genoa, Nevada
Country	United States
State	Nevada
District	Washoe County
Coordinates	39°20′37.672″N 119°55′1.688″W / 39.34379778°N 119.91713556°W / 39.34379778; -119.91713556
Highest point
- elevation	3,264 m (10,709 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Mount Rose
location of Carson Range in Nevada [1]

The Carson Range is a range of mountains in eastern California and western Nevada that spurs off of the Sierra Nevada mountain range south of Lake Tahoe.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Lists 2.1 Principal Mountains 2.2 Counties and Cities 2.3 Principal Streams and Lakes 2.4 Trails and Routes 3 References

[edit] Geography

The Carson Range starts at Luther Pass and West Carson Canyon in the Sierra Nevada and goes along the east shore of Lake Tahoe to the Truckee River just east of Reno, Nevada.

[edit] Lists

[edit] Principal Mountains

• Freel Peak (10,881'/3,316 m)
• Mount Rose (10,776'/3,284 m)
• Jobs Peak (10,633'/3,240 m)
• Slide Mountain (9,698'/2,955 m)

[edit] Counties and Cities

• El Dorado County, California
• Alpine County, California
• Douglas County, Nevada
• Carson City, Nevada
• Washoe County, Nevada

[edit] Principal Streams and Lakes

• West Fork Carson River
• Lake Tahoe
• Marlette Lake
• Truckee River

[edit] Trails and Routes

• Tahoe Rim Trail

[edit] References