Sulphur Spring Range
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| country = United States
| subdivision1 = Nevada
| subdivision3_type = Counties
| subdivision3 = {{hlist|Eureka County|Elko County}}
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| area_mi2 = 452
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| length_mi = 42
| length_orientation= North-South
| width_mi = 21
| width_orientation = East-West
| highest = unnamed peak
| elevation_ft = 8373
| coordinates = {{coord|40|9|49|N|116|3|12|W|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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The Sulphur Spring Range is a mountain range located in east-central Nevada in the United States.{{GNIS|847503}} The mountains are found mostly in Eureka County northeast of the Roberts Mountains and west of the Diamond Valley and Diamond Mountains. The range lies in a north–south direction, and reaches an elevation of {{convert|7686|ft|m|0}} at Bald Mountain. The range crosses into Elko County at the northeastern end.
Sulphur Spring Range was so named on account of sulphur-impregnated mineral springs in the area.{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=35}}
The Bureau of Land Management manages 80.7% of the Sulphur Spring Range, and 19.3% is privately held. Mammals found in the range include: the long-tailed vole, Great Basin pocket mouse, and the deer mouse. The golden eagle and Mojave Desert sidewinder can also be found in the mountains.
Trees found in the range include: Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), and single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla).
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References
- Biological Resources Research Center - [http://www.brrc.unr.edu/mtn/html/sulphur-spring.html]
- Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 39
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