The Sahwave Mountains are a mountain range in

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 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 southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

. The Sahwaves are a north – south 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 ...

. The Sahwaves are located in southwest Pershing County with the southernmost foothills extending into Churchill County. The range is approximately in length with a width of about . The highest peak is Juniper Mountain with a peak elevation of . Surrounding valleys range in elevation from in the Sage Spring Valley to the west to in the Kumiva Valley to the north to in Blue Wing Flat to the east.''Kumiva Peak, Nevada,'' 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984''Lovelock, Nevada,'' 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984 Surrounding ranges include the closely associated Nightingales to the west, the Truckees to the southwest, the Trinities to the southeast with Lovelock on the

Humboldt River The Humboldt River is an extensive river drainage system located in north-central Nevada. It extends in a general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in the Jarbidge, Independence, and Ruby Mountains in Elko County, to its terminus in th ...

beyond. To the northeast are 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 ...

and the small

Blue Wing Mountains The Blue Wing Mountains are a mountain range in west central Pershing County, Nevada. The range is a small northeast trending range typical of the Basin and Range Province. Adjacent to the northwest side of the range is a desert playa of the broad ...

are directly north across the narrow Juniper Pass. Further to the northeast lie 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 quadra ...

.''Reno, Nevada,'' 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1980 Sawhave is a name taken from the Paiute language meaning "common sage".

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Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Churchill County, Nevada {{ChurchillCountyNV-geo-stub