Specter Range
| Specter Range | |
|---|---|
  Specter Range Location of the Specter Range mountain gap forU.S. Route 95 in Nevada. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Eagle Peak[1] |
| Elevation | 1,485 m (4,872 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°38.25′N116°09.39′W/ 36.63750°N 116.15650°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 13 mi (21 km) NNW–SSE[2] |
| Width | 5 mi (8.0 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Nye County |
| Range coordinates | 36°38′54″N116°10′21″W/ 36.64833°N 116.17250°W |
| Topo map | USGSSpecter Range NW |
TheSpecter Rangeis a small mountain range in southeasternNye County,Nevada.[3]
The southern margin of the range is bounded by theAmargosa Desertwith theFuneral MountainsandDeath Valleybeyond.Yucca Mountain,Jackass Flat and Skull Mountain lie to the northwest and north across Rock Valley. The south boundary ofNevada Test Sitelies on the northern slopes of the range. Mercury Valley and the town ofMercurylie to the northeast. The southeast end of the range is separated from the northwest end of theSpring Mountainsby a narrow gap near Point of Rocks.U.S. Route 95fromLas Vegaspasses between the two ranges and continues on past the southern margin of the Specter Range towardBeatty.[2]
The range was so named on account of its "spectral" appearance.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Specter Range NW, Nevada,7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961
- ^abBeatty, Nevada–California, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle,USGS, 1986
- ^"Specter Range".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2009-05-04.
- ^Federal Writers' Project (1941).Origin of Place Names: Nevada(PDF).W.P.A. p. 59.
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