The Sahwaves are located in southwest Pershing County with the southernmost foothills extending into Churchill County. The range is approximately 22 miles (35 km) in length with a width of about 5 mi (8.0 km). The highest peak is Juniper Mountain with a peak elevation of 7,474 feet (2,278 m). Surrounding valleys range in elevation from 5,200 feet (1,600 m) in the Sage Spring Valley to the west to 4,430 feet (1,350 m) in the Kumiva Valley to the north to 3,900 feet (1,200 m) in Blue Wing Flat to the east.[2][3]
sahwave, mountains, mountain, range, pershing, county, nevada, sahwaves, north, south, trending, range, typical, basin, range, province, location, nevada, highest, pointpeakjuniper, mountainelevation2, coordinates40, 23472, 07417, 23472, 07417dimensionslength2. The Sahwave Mountains are a mountain range in Pershing County Nevada 1 The Sahwaves are a north south trending range typical of the Basin and Range Province Sahwave Mountainslocation of Sahwave Mountains in Nevada 1 Highest pointPeakJuniper MountainElevation2 278 m 7 474 ft Coordinates40 14 5 N 119 4 27 W 40 23472 N 119 07417 W 40 23472 119 07417DimensionsLength22 mi 35 km N SWidth5 mi 8 0 km E WArea97 sq mi 250 km2 GeographyCountryUnited StatesStateNevadaDistrictPershing CountyRange coordinates40 10 6 N 119 5 27 W 40 16833 N 119 09083 W 40 16833 119 09083Topo mapUSGS Kumiva Peak 30x60The Sahwaves are located in southwest Pershing County with the southernmost foothills extending into Churchill County The range is approximately 22 miles 35 km in length with a width of about 5 mi 8 0 km The highest peak is Juniper Mountain with a peak elevation of 7 474 feet 2 278 m Surrounding valleys range in elevation from 5 200 feet 1 600 m in the Sage Spring Valley to the west to 4 430 feet 1 350 m in the Kumiva Valley to the north to 3 900 feet 1 200 m in Blue Wing Flat to the east 2 3 Surrounding ranges include the closely associated Nightingales to the west the Truckees to the southwest the Trinities to the southeast with Lovelock on the Humboldt River beyond To the northeast are the Selenite Range and the small Blue Wing Mountains are directly north across the narrow Juniper Pass Further to the northeast lie the Seven Troughs Range 2 3 4 Sawhave is a name taken from the Paiute language meaning common sage 5 References edit a b Sahwave Mountains Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2009 05 04 a b Kumiva Peak Nevada 30x60 minute quadrangle USGS 1984 a b Lovelock Nevada 30x60 minute quadrangle USGS 1984 Reno Nevada 30x60 minute quadrangle USGS 1980 Federal Writers Project 1941 Origin of Place Names Nevada PDF W P A p 65 nbsp This Churchill 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 Sahwave Mountains amp oldid 1031361055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
