The Pine Forest Range (also known as the Pine Forest Mountains) is a mountain range in Humboldt County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is north of the Black Rock Desert.[2]
| Pine Forest Range | |
|---|---|
  Pine Forest Range location of Pine Forest Range in Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Duffer Peak |
| Elevation | 2,858 m (9,377 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Humboldt County |
| Range coordinates | 41°44′10.628″N 118°41′9.619″W / 41.73628556°N 118.68600528°W |
| Topo map | USGS Duffer Peak |
The range was so named on account of pine timber in the area.[3]
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- ^ "Pine Forest Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ^ Delong, Jeff; Gazette, Reno (September 5, 2013). "Scenic Pine Forest Range could be Nevada's next designated wilderness". Las Vegas Sun. Greenspun Media Group. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 38.
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