Pine Forest Range

Mountain range in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States

Pine Forest Range

Pine Forest Range

location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada

Highest point
Peak| Duffer Peak
Elevation| 2,858 m (9,377 ft)
Geography
Country| United States
State| Nevada
District| Humboldt County
Range coordinates| 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W﻿ / ﻿41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W﻿ / 41.73628556; -118.68600528
Topo map| USGS Duffer Peak

The Pine Forest Range (also known as the Pine Forest Mountains) is a mountain range in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is north of the Black Rock Desert.[2]

The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.[3]

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## References

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1. ^ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
2. ^ Delong, Jeff; Gazette, Reno (September 5, 2013). "Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.

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Black Rock Desert

Geography|

* Antelope Range
* Badger Mountains
* Black Rock Range
* Calico Hills
* Division Range
* Empire
* Fox Range
* Gerlach
* Granite Range
* Hannan Range
* High Rock Canyon Hills
* Hog Ranch Mountains
* Jackson Mountains
* Kamma Mountains
* Kings River
* Lake Lahontan
* Little High Rock Mountains
* Massacre Range
* Montana Mountains
* Pine Forest Range
* Poker Brown Mountains
* Quinn River
* Selenite Range
* Sentinel Hills
* Seven Troughs Range
* Sheephead Mountains
* Smoke Creek Desert
* Smoke Creek Mountains
* Yellow Hills

History|

* Peter Lassen
* Applegate Trail
* Thrust2 land speed record (1983)
* Thrust SSC land speed record (1997)
* CSXT Space Shot (2004)

Protected areas|

* Black Rock–High Rock NCA
* Black Rock Desert Wilderness
* Calico Mountains Wilderness
* East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness
* High Rock Canyon Wilderness
* High Rock Lake Wilderness
* Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness
* North Black Rock Range Wilderness
* North Jackson Mountains Wilderness
* Pahute Peak Wilderness
* South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

Transportation|

* Empire Airport
* Old SR 34
* Old SR 48
* Old SR 49/Jungo Road
* SR 447

Uses and Activities|

* Burning Man
* Camping
* Dooby Lane
* High Power Rocketry
* Land sailing
* Mining
* Rockhounding

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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