location of Tuscarora Mountains in Nevada
[1] Country | United States |
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State | Nevada |
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District | Elko County |
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Range coordinates | 41°20′38″N 116°14′48″W / 41.34389°N 116.24667°W / 41.34389; -116.24667 |
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Topo map | USGS Sugarloaf Butte |
The Tuscarora Mountains are a mountain range in Elko and Eureka counties of northern, Nevada.[1] The southern perimeter of the north-south mountain range is the Humboldt River and valley. The community of Tuscarora lies on the east flank of the range.[2]
The range is named after the Tuscarora people.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora Mountains
- ^ Nevada Atllas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, p. 23 ISBN 9780899333342
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
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