The Sulphur Spring Range is a mountain range located in east-central Nevada in the United States. The mountains are found mostly in

Eureka County Eureka County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 1,855, making it the second-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Eureka, Nevada, E ...

northeast of the

Roberts Mountains The Roberts Mountains are located in central Nevada in the western United States. The mountains are found in Eureka County, east of the Simpson Park Mountains and west and southwest of the Sulphur Spring Range. The range reaches a peak at Ro ...

and west of the Diamond Valley and Diamond Mountains. The range lies in a north–south direction, and reaches an elevation of at Bald Mountain. The range crosses into

Elko County Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...

at the northeastern end. Sulphur Spring Range was so named on account of sulphur-impregnated

mineral spring Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underg ...

s in the area. The

Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...

manages 80.7% of the Sulphur Spring Range, and 19.3% is privately held. Mammals found in the range include: the long-tailed vole,

Great Basin pocket mouse The Great Basin pocket mouse (''Perognathus parvus'') is a species of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.Williams, Daniel F.; Genoways, Hugh H.; Braun, Janet K. 1993. Taxonomy. In: Genoways, Hugh H.; Brown, James H. (eds.) ''Biology of the Heterom ...

, and the deer mouse. The golden eagle and Mojave Desert sidewinder can also be found in the mountains. Trees found in the range include:

Utah juniper ''Juniperus osteosperma'' (Utah juniper; syn. ''J. utahensis'') is a shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States. Description The plant reaches , rarely to 9 m, tall. The shoots are fairly thick compared to most junipers, ...

(''Juniperus osteosperma''), and single-leaf pinyon (''Pinus monophylla'').

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References

*Biological Resources Research Center

*''Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer'', 2001, pg. 39 {{Authority control Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Eureka County, Nevada