The Palmetto Mountains are a mountain range in
Esmeralda County
Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. Its ...
,
Nevada.
The Lida Mining District and
Lida, Nevada
Lida, Nevada is a small ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, near the border with California. The GNIS
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are located in the range.
The mountains are east of the
Sylvania Mountains
The Sylvania Mountains are located in Inyo County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada in the United States. The range trends in an east–west direction, north of the Last Chance Range at the northern end of Death Valley National Park.
The L ...
and north of the
Slate Range and
Death Valley. It is a sub-range of the
Silver Peak Range
The Silver Peak Range is a mountain range in southwest Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States.
Geography
The Range forms the east and southeast side of Fish Lake Valley
The Fish Lake Valley is a longNevada, DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, c 2010 ...
further northwest. Blue Dick Benchmark, at 9,289 ft above sea level, is the highest point of the Palmettos.
References
Mountain ranges of Nevada
Mountain ranges of Esmeralda County, Nevada
Mountain ranges of the Great Basin
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