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Blue Wing Mountains

Coordinates: 40°22′30″N 119°0′0″W / 40.37500°N 119.00000°W / 40.37500; -119.00000
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Blue Wing Mountains
Blue Wing Mountains is located in Nevada
Blue Wing Mountains
Blue Wing Mountains
Location of Blue Wing Mountains in Nevada[1]
Highest point
PeakBlack Mountain (Nevada)
Elevation2,017 m (6,617 ft)
Coordinates40°22′12″N 119°2′8″W / 40.37000°N 119.03556°W / 40.37000; -119.03556
Dimensions
Length11 mi (18 km) NE-SW
Width2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Area17 sq mi (44 km2)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictPershing County
Range coordinates40°22′30″N 119°0′0″W / 40.37500°N 119.00000°W / 40.37500; -119.00000
Topo mapUSGS Juniper Pass

The Blue Wing Mountains are a mountain range in west central Pershing County, Nevada.[1]

The range is a small northeast-trending range typical of the Basin and Range Province. Adjacent to the northwest side of the range is a desert playa of the broad Kumiva Valley. To the west beyond the Kumiva Valley lies the Selenite Range. To the southwest lie the Nightingale Mountains, and directly south across the narrow Juniper Pass are the closely associated Sahwave Mountains. To the southeast is the Blue Wing Playa of the broad Granite Springs Valley. Beyond the Granite Springs Valley is the Trinity Range, with Lovelock just beyond. The Seven Troughs Range lies just five miles to the east of the Blue Wings.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Blue Wing Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Kumiva Peak, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. ^ Lovelock, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984