Mormon Mountains
| Mormon Mountains | |
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 Mormon Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mormon Peak |
| Elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°58′27″N 114°30′02″W / 36.97417°N 114.50056°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | USGS Moapa Peak NW |
The Mormon Mountains are located in
Moapa Valley.[2] The highest point in the range is Mormon Peak, at 7,414 feet (2,260 m) above sea level.[3] Another smaller mountain range lies to the east, called the East Mormon Mountains. The south fork of the Toquop Wash drains the east side of the range and continues on through the N–S linear ridge of the East Mormon Mountains.[3]
The mountains fall under the jurisdiction of the
Pinyon-juniper woodland plant community
.
The area is characterized by very low rainfall, receiving less than 15 inches (380 mm) per year, on average.
The range was named for the fact a share of the first settlers were Mormons.[4] A variant name is "Mormon Range".[1]
Mormon Mountains Wilderness
As part of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act signed into law on 30 November 2004, 157,716 acres (63,825 ha) in the area were designated as wilderness.[5] The wilderness is managed by the BLM through their Ely District office.
References
- ^ a b c "Mormon Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ Overton, Nevada–Arizona, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ a b Moapa Peak NW, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1969
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 45.
- ^ "Mormon Mounatains Wilderness". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
External links
Media related to Mormon Mountains at Wikimedia Commons- Biological Resources Research Center
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