Cedar Pass (Elko County, Nevada)
Cedar Pass is a gap between Tippett Canyon and Pleasant Valley in White Pine County, Nevada. These valleys divide the South Mountains from the Kern Mountains The Kern Mountains are a mountain range primarily on the eastern edge of White Pine County, Nevada, United States, but extending slightly east into western Juab County, Utah. Description The range lies between the Antelope Valley on the northwest .... It is lies at an altitude of . References Landforms of White Pine County, Nevada {{WhitePineCountyNV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gap (landform)
A gap is a geological formation that is a low point or opening between hills or mountains or in a ridge or mountain range. It may be called a col, notch, mountain pass, pass, saddle (landform), saddle, water gap, or wind gap, and geomorphology, geomorphologically is most often carved by water erosion from a freshet, stream or a river. Gaps created by freshets are often, if not normally, devoid of water through much of the year, their streams being dependent upon the meltwaters of a snow pack. Gaps sourced by small spring (hydrology), springs will generally have a small stream excepting perhaps during the most arid parts of the year. Water gaps of necessity often cut entirely through a mountain chain, barrier barrier ridge, range and riverine gaps may create canyons such as the riverine gaps of the Danube River, Lehigh River Gorge, the Colorado River's Grand Canyon and the Genesee River. Such cuttings may expose millennia of strata in the local rock column writing the geologic reco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tippett Canyon
Tippett Canyon, is a valley whose creek drains the northwest watershed of the South Mountains in White Pine County, Nevada. Its mouth is at an elevation of . Its source Source may refer to: Research * Historical document * Historical source * Source (intelligence) or sub source, typically a confidential provider of non open-source intelligence * Source (journalism), a person, publication, publishing institute o ... is at the head of the canyon near Cedar Pass, at an elevation of at . References Valleys of Nevada Valleys of White Pine County, Nevada {{WhitePineCountyNV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pleasant Valley, (Nevada, Utah)
Pleasant Valley, is a valley in two counties in two states adjacent states, White Pine County, Nevada and Juab County, Utah. Its mouth is located at an elevation of in Utah. Its head is at at an elevation of in Nevada. It lies between the Kern Mountains on the south, and South Mountains to the northwest and the Deep Creek Range The Deep Creek Range, (often refereed to as the Deep Creek Mountains (Goshute: Pi'a-roi-ya-bi), are a mountain range in the Great Basin located in extreme western Tooele and Juab counties in Utah, United States. The range trends north-south (with ... on the north. References Valleys of Nevada Valleys of White Pine County, Nevada Valleys of Utah {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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White Pine County, Nevada
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old name for the limber pine (''Pinus flexilis''), a common tree in the county's mountains. The county boasts dark skies, clean air and millions of acres of unspoiled public land. It is the home of Great Basin National Park, one of America's most remote and least visited national parks. It is also home to no less than 14 federally designated wilderness areas, offering an abundance of terrain available to explore for hikers, backpackers, skiers, hunters and anglers. The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is located in the county, on the south side of the City of Ely. The reservation has a land area of 104.99 acres (0.4249 km2) and a 2000 census official resident population of 133 people. History European settlement in White Pine County be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Mountains (Nevada/Utah)
South Mountains are a range of mountains primarily in White Pine County, Nevada and partially to the east in Juab County, Utah. The range is sometimes referred to as the Deep Creek Mountains, or the Ibenpah Mountains. The South Mountains are divided from the Kern Mountains to the south by Tippett Canyon on the west and Pleasant Valley to the east. They are divided from the Deep Creek Range to the east in Utah by Johnson Canyon, on the north, and by Water Canyon on the south. The range is bounded on the north by Spring Creek Flat and on the west by Antelope Valley The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, and the southeast portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert. It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and the .... The highest elevation of the range is an unnamed peak with an elevation of at in Nevada. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kern Mountains
The Kern Mountains are a mountain range primarily on the eastern edge of White Pine County, Nevada, United States, but extending slightly east into western Juab County, Utah. Description The range lies between the Antelope Valley on the northwest, the South Mountains and the Pleasant Valley on the northeast, the Snake Valley on the east and south, the Snake Range on the south, and the Spring Valley on the west. See also * List of mountain ranges of Nevada * List of mountain ranges of Utah The named mountain ranges of Utah. Alphabetical * Abajo Mountains * Antelope Range (Iron County, Utah) * Antelope Range (Juab County, Utah) * Antelope Range (Sevier County, Utah) * Aquarius Plateau, (''* Boulder Mountain'') * Bear River Mou ... References Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Utah Mountain ranges of White Pine County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Juab County, Utah {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |