The Sylvania Mountains are located in

Inyo County, California Inyo County () is a county in the eastern central part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county seat is Independence. Inyo County is ...

and

Esmeralda County, Nevada Esmeralda County is a County (United States), county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada. Esmeralda Coun ...

in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. The range trends in an east–west direction, north of the

Last Chance Range The Last Chance Range of California is located near the Nevada state line in eastern Inyo County in the United States. The range lies in a generally north–south direction, and stretches for more than 30 miles. The mountains lie to the northwes ...

at the northern end of

Death Valley National Park Death Valley National Park is an American national park that straddles the California–Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka ...

. The

and

Death Valley Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the Highest temperature recorded on Earth, hottest place on Earth. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the ...

are to the south,

Slate Ridge The Slate Ridge is a mountain range in Esmeralda County, Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, Califo ...

is to the southeast, and the

Palmetto Mountains The Palmetto Mountains are a mountain range in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Lida Mining District and Lida, Nevada are located in the range. The mountains are east of the Sylvania Mountains and north of the Slate Range (C ...

are adjacent to the east.

Sylvania Mountains Wilderness

The Sylvania Mountains Wilderness protects over of the range in California. It is managed by 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 ...

.BLM Sylvania Mountains Wilderness Area
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References

Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of the Great Basin Protected areas of the Mojave Desert Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Esmeralda County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Inyo County, California Bureau of Land Management areas in California {{EsmeraldaCountyNV-geo-stub