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Nopah Range

Coordinates: 36°0′21.873″N 116°4′49.084″W / 36.00607583°N 116.08030111°W / 36.00607583; -116.08030111
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Nopah Range
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The eastern escarpment of the northern Nopah Range, viewed from near Pahrump, Nevada
Highest point
Elevation1,941 m (6,368 ft)
Geography
Nopah Range is located in California
Nopah Range
Nopah Range
location of Nopah Range in California[1]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictInyo County
Range coordinates36°0′21.873″N 116°4′49.084″W / 36.00607583°N 116.08030111°W / 36.00607583; -116.08030111
Topo mapUSGS Nopah Peak

The Nopah Range is a mountain range located in Inyo County, California, United States, near the eastern border with Nevada.

Geography

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The mountain range lies east of the adjacent Resting Spring Range, the Owlshead Mountains and lower Death Valley, and are north of the Kingston Range. The Amargosa River is to the west. They are located directly east of Shoshone, California, and the Chicago Valley, northeast of Tecopa, California, southwest of Pahrump, Nevada, and west of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Nopah Range reaches an elevation of 6,395 feet above sea level at Nopah Peak, in the center of the range. The Nopah Range is approximately 26 miles long.

Wilderness

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The Nopah Range Wilderness consists of 106,623 acres of the mountain range. Established in 1994 by the U.S. Congress, the wilderness area is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Elevations range from 1,800 feet (548 m) to 6,395 feet (1949 m).[2] The South Nopah Range Wilderness includes 17,059 acres of lower elevation foothills of the range.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nopah Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Nopah Range Wilderness - Wilderness Connect
  3. ^ South Nopah Range Wilderness - Wilderness Connect
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