New Pass Range Explained

New Pass Range
Country:United States
State:Nevada
District:Lander County and Churchill County
District Type:Counties
Topo Map:New Pass Peak
Topo Maker:USGS
Range Coordinates:39.6886°N -117.4736°W
Highest:New Pass Peak[1]
Elevation M:2744
Coordinates:39.6467°N -117.4853°W
Length Mi:16
Length Orientation:North-south
Map:Nevada

The New Pass Range is a mountain range in Lander and Churchill counties of Nevada.[1] The range is a north-south trending range which straddles the Lander-Churchill county boundary for about . The highest peak, New Pass Peak, has an elevation of .[1] US Route 50 crosses New Pass Summit on the south end of the range between Austin to the east and Fallon on to the west.[2] The range was named from an early settler's belief that his route through the mountains was a "new pass" through the area.[3]

The Desatoya Mountains lie to the southwest and the Clan Alpine Mountains to the west. To the north is the Augusta Mountains with Antelope Valley to the northeast. To the east is Ravenswood Mountain at the south end of the Shoshone Range and Nevada State Route 305. To the southeast across the Reese River Valley is Austin at the north end of the Toiyabe Range.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Edwards Creek Valley, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  2. Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, pp. 37 and 45
  3. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 12.