Goshute Mountains Explained
Goshute Mountains |
Country: | United States |
State: | Nevada |
District: | Elko County |
Topo Map: | White Horse Mountain |
Topo Maker: | USGS |
Range Coordinates: | 40.2694°N -114.2758°W |
Elevation M: | 2151 |
Map: | Nevada#USA |
Map Size: | 220 |
The Goshute Mountains is a mountain range in southeastern Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Description
The range is separated from the Toano Range to the north by Morgan Pass.[1]
The range was named after the Goshute Indians.[2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1593 - An Outline of Tectonic, Igneous, and Metamorphic Events in the Goshute-Toano Range Between Silver Zone Pass and White Horse Pass, Elko County, Nevada: A History of Superposed Contractional and Extensional Deformation . Keith B. Ketner . Warren C. Day . Maya Elrick . Myra K. Vaag . Robert A. Zimmermann . Lawrence W. Snee . Richard W. Saltus . John E. Repetski . Bruce R. Wardlaw . Michael E. Taylor . Anita G. Harris . 1998 . . 2014-11-04.
- Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 24.