The Pancake Range is located in east-central Nevada in the United States. The range extends as an irregular sinuous line for approximately 90 miles (140 km) with a roughly north-south trend (N 10 E) in Nye and White Pine counties.[1] The range reaches an elevation of 9,240 feet (2,820 m) at Portuguese Mountain.[2] Neighboring ranges include the White Pine, Grant and Quinn Canyon ranges across Railroad Valley on the east-southeast; and Park and Hot Creek ranges across Big Sandy Springs and Hot Creek valleys on the west-northwest. The south end of Newark Valley lies at the extreme north end of the range. The Lunar Crater Volcanic Field lies at the southwestern end of the chain with the Reveille Range to the south.[1]
Location of the Pancake Range within Nevada
Ely lies to the east and Eureka lies to the west of the north end of the Pancake Range. US route 50 between these two cities crosses the very north end of the range at Pancake Summit (elevation 6,521 feet (1,988 m)). Further south the community of Duckwater and the Duckwater Indian Reservation lies in the Duckwater Valley portion of Railroad Valley to the east of the range. The unpaved former Nevada route 20/379 crosses the range between Duckwater and Eureka at Red Rock Summit in the southwest corner of White Pine County. U.S. Route 6 crosses the Pancake Range at Sandy Summit north of Lunar Crater between Currant to the east and Warm Springs to the southwest of the range. Nevada route 375, the Extraterrestrial Highway, traverses the valley east from Warm Springs between the Pancake and Reveille ranges.[1]
The Bureau of Land Management manages 99.9% of the 864 square mile (2,238 km²) mountain area. Trees found in the range include: Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), Single-leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla), and Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum). Mammals found in the Pancake Range include: pronghorn, long-tailed pocket mouse, chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, and the little pocket mouse.
Pancake Range was so named on account of its relatively flat outline.[3]
pancake, range, located, east, central, nevada, united, states, range, extends, irregular, sinuous, line, approximately, miles, with, roughly, north, south, trend, white, pine, counties, range, reaches, elevation, feet, portuguese, mountain, neighboring, range. The Pancake Range is located in east central Nevada in the United States The range extends as an irregular sinuous line for approximately 90 miles 140 km with a roughly north south trend N 10 E in Nye and White Pine counties 1 The range reaches an elevation of 9 240 feet 2 820 m at Portuguese Mountain 2 Neighboring ranges include the White Pine Grant and Quinn Canyon ranges across Railroad Valley on the east southeast and Park and Hot Creek ranges across Big Sandy Springs and Hot Creek valleys on the west northwest The south end of Newark Valley lies at the extreme north end of the range The Lunar Crater Volcanic Field lies at the southwestern end of the chain with the Reveille Range to the south 1 Location of the Pancake Range within NevadaEly lies to the east and Eureka lies to the west of the north end of the Pancake Range US route 50 between these two cities crosses the very north end of the range at Pancake Summit elevation 6 521 feet 1 988 m Further south the community of Duckwater and the Duckwater Indian Reservation lies in the Duckwater Valley portion of Railroad Valley to the east of the range The unpaved former Nevada route 20 379 crosses the range between Duckwater and Eureka at Red Rock Summit in the southwest corner of White Pine County U S Route 6 crosses the Pancake Range at Sandy Summit north of Lunar Crater between Currant to the east and Warm Springs to the southwest of the range Nevada route 375 the Extraterrestrial Highway traverses the valley east from Warm Springs between the Pancake and Reveille ranges 1 The Bureau of Land Management manages 99 9 of the 864 square mile 2 238 km mountain area Trees found in the range include Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma Single leaf Pinyon Pinus monophylla and Rocky Mountain Juniper Juniperus scopulorum Mammals found in the Pancake Range include pronghorn long tailed pocket mouse chisel toothed kangaroo rat and the little pocket mouse Pancake Range was so named on account of its relatively flat outline 3 References Edit a b c Mt Hamilton Nevada 30x60 Quadrangle USGS 1979 Duckwater Nevada 30x60 Quadrangle USGS 1980 Quinn Canyon Range Nevada 30x60 Quadrangle USGS 1988 Warm Springs Nevada 30x60 Quadrangle USGS 1987 Portuguese Mtn Nev 15 min topographic quadrangle USGS 1968 Federal Writers Project 1941 Origin of Place Names Nevada PDF W P A p 58 Biological Resources Research Center Nevada Atlas amp Gazetteer DeLorme 2001 pgs 47 amp 5538 44 5 N 115 51 0 W 38 7417 N 115 8500 W 38 7417 115 8500 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pancake Range nbsp This Nye County Nevada state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pancake Range amp oldid 1080777462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
