Cactus Range Explained

Cactus Range
Country:	United States
State:	Nevada
District:	Nye County
Topo Map:	Cactus Spring
Topo Maker:	USGS
Range Coordinates:	37.6816°N -116.8259°W
Highest:	Antelope Peak
Elevation M:	2300
Coordinates:	37.6265°N -161.35°W
Map:	Nevada
Map Size:	220

The Cactus Range is a small mountain range in Nye County, Nevada. The range lies southwest of Cactus Flat and north of Pahute Mesa. Goldfield lies 23miles to the west in Esmeralda County. The range lies within the restricted area of the Tonopah Test Range.

Named peaks in the range include:^[1]

• Antelope Peak 7500feet at 37.6265°N -161.35°W
• Cactus Peak 7477feet at 37.7828°N -168.69°W
• Urania Peak 7333feet at 37.6997°N -166.1°W
• Mount Helen 7120feet at 37.5065°N -160.46°W

Cactus Range was so named on account of cacti in the area.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Cactus Flat, Nevada 1:100,000 scale topographic map, 37116-EM-TM-100, USGS, 1988
2. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 55.