Flowery Range Explained

Flowery Range
Country:United States
State:Nevada
District:Storey County
Topo Map:Chalk Hills
Topo Maker:USGS
Range Coordinates:39.3924°N -119.5224°W
Elevation M:2237[1]
Map:Nevada
Map Size:220

The Flowery Range is a mountain range associated with the Virginia Range[2] in Storey County, Nevada.

The range was so named on account of wildflowers which bloom when watered by melting snow.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flowery Range Highpoint. November 7, 2016.
  2. Web site: Virginia Range (NV). November 8, 2015. November 6, 2016.
  3. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 67.