Cactus_Range

Cactus Range

The Cactus Range is a small mountain range in Nye County, Nevada.[1] The range lies southwest of Cactus Flat and north of Pahute Mesa. Goldfield lies 23 mi (37 km) to the west in Esmeralda County. The range lies within the restricted area of the Tonopah Test Range.

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Named peaks in the range include:[2]

Cactus Range was so named on account of cacti in the area.[3]


References

  1. "Cactus Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. Cactus Flat, Nevada 1:100,000 scale topographic map, 37116-EM-TM-100, USGS, 1988
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 55.



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