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The Kern Mountains are a
mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
primarily on the eastern edge of
White Pine County 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 ...
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, but extending slightly east into western
Juab County Juab County ( ) is a county in western Utah, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,246. Its county seat and largest city is Nephi. Juab County is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical ...
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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
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Description

The range lies between the
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 ...
on the northwest, the South Mountains and the Pleasant Valley on the northeast, the Snake Valley on the east and south, the
Snake Range The Snake Range is a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The south-central portion of the range is included within Great Basin National Park, with most of the remainder included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Fores ...
on the south, and the Spring Valley on the west.


See also

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List of mountain ranges of Nevada These are the named mountain ranges in Nevada. Some of them are quite small but still constitute distinct biomes. A - D * Anchorite Hills * Antelope Range (Nye County) * Antelope Range (Pershing County) * Antelope Range (White Pine County) * ...
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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