The Gabbs Valley Range is a
mountain range in the west of the central Nevada desert in the
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic basin, endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California ...
region. The range is within
Mineral County, Nevada.
The valley was named after an engineer, E. S. Gabbs.
Gabbs Watershed
The Gabbs Watershed (USGS
Huc 16060002) is a area that includes the
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The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic basin, endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja California ...
mountain ranges within the watersheds' drainage divide
A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges, and may be in the form of a singl ...
s, e.g., of the Gabbs Valley Range.
References
Mountain ranges of Nevada
Mountain ranges of the Great Basin
Mountain ranges of Mineral County, Nevada
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