The Blue Wing Mountains are a mountain range in west central

Pershing County Pershing County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,650. Its county seat is Lovelock. The county was named after army general John J. Pershing (1860–1948). It was formed from Humboldt County ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

. The range is a small northeast trending range typical of the

Basin and Range Province The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region covering much of the inland Western United States and northwestern Mexico. It is defined by unique basin and range topography, characterized by abrupt changes in elevation, alternating ...

. Adjacent to the northwest side of the range is a desert playa of the broad Kumiva Valley. To the west beyond the Kumiva valley lies the

Selenite Range The Selenite Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. The range is a north–south trending feature approximately long and wide. The Fox Range lies to the west across the San Emidio Desert valley and the south end of the Bla ...

. To the southeast lie the

Nightingale Mountains The Nightingale Mountains are a north–south trending range located along the western border of Pershing County and extending into the northeastern corner of Washoe County. The range has a length of and a width of about . The highest peak has ...

and directly south across the narrow Juniper Pass are the closely associated

Sahwave Mountains The Sahwave Mountains are a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada. The Sahwaves are a north – south trending range typical of the Basin and Range Province. The Sahwaves are located in southwest Pershing County with the southernmost foothills ...

. To the southeast is the Blue Wing Playa of the broad Granite Springs Valley. Beyond the Granite Springs Valley are the

Trinity Range The Trinity Range is a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the so ...

with Lovelock just beyond. The

Seven Troughs Range The Seven Troughs Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada. The name is derived from a series of seven stock watering troughs placed below a set springs. Neighboring features include:''Lovelock, Nevada,'' 30x60 minute quadran ...

lies just five miles to the east of the Blue Wings.''Lovelock, Nevada,'' 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984

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