The Calico Hills or Calico Mountains are a mountain range in northwestern

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 runs north to south along the western edge of the

Black Rock Desert __NOTOC__ The Black Rock Desert is a semi-arid region (in the Great Basin shrub steppe eco-region) of lava beds and playa, or alkali flats, situated in the Black Rock Desert–High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, a si ...

. This mountain range is located in western Humboldt County and the northwestern corner of

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 ...

, approximately 30 miles north of the town of

Gerlach, Nevada Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 107 at the 2018 American Community Survey. It is part of the Reno– Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach w ...

. The best access to the Calico Hills is located from the maintained Soldier Meadows Road (Humboldt County Road 200) that forms its eastern boundary. Most of the mountain range is divided into two federally designated wilderness areas. It is part of the

Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...

. The Calico Mountains Wilderness is the southern end of the range. It contains many brightly colored geologic formations. Elevations in the wilderness range from 3,950 feet to 8,520 feet at Donnelly Peak. The northwestern arm of the

and Pahute Peak in the

Black Rock Range The Black Rock Range is a mountain range in northwestern Nevada. It is named for Black Rock Point, which is located at the southern end of the range. The Black Rock Range divides the Black Rock Desert into eastern and western arms. Pahute Peak, ...

lie to the east and the Granite Range lies to the southwest. The

High Rock Lake Wilderness The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Hills. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet (Box ...

is part of the northern end of the Calico Hills.''Atlas and Gazetteer: Nevada,'' Delorme, 8th ed 2012, pp. 18-19 and 26-27

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