East Humboldt Range
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The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range of the Great Basin in northeastern Nevada in the United States. It located in central Elko County, south of Interstate 80 and southwest of Wells. The range is in the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows eastward along the north side of the range, roughly parallel to Interstate 80. The highest peak in the range is Hole in the Mountain Peak (elevation 11276 ft/3439 m), located in the northern end of the range, approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Wells.
The range runs roughly north-to-south for approximately 30 mi (48 km). It is essentially a northern extension of the Ruby Mountains to the south, separated by Secret Pass (elevation 6457 ft/1969 m). Most of the range is included in Humboldt National Forest. In 1989, the United States Congress passed the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act establishing over 36,000 acres (133 km²) as the East Humboldt Wilderness.
The range is the location of Angel Lake, considered one of the most picturesque lakes in the state.
External links
- Granitic Magnetism in the Ruby-East Humboldt Range (http://www.gesc.ttu.edu/barnes/html%20files/rubymountains.html)
- Angel Lake in the East Humboldt Range (http://www.elkorose.com/angel_lake.html)
- East Humboldt Wilderness (http://www.nevadawilderness.org/northeast/humboldt.htm)