Virginia Range
{{Distinguish|Virginia Mountains}}
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Photograph by Carleton Watkins.
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The Virginia Range is a mountain range of western Nevada, primarily within Storey County, and extending east into Lyon County. The range is named after James Finney, "Old Virginny", an early discoverer of gold associated with the Comstock Lode.Smith, G.H., 1943, The History of the Comstock Lode, 1850–1997, Reno: University of Nevada Press, {{ISBN|1888035048}}{{rp|5,13-14}}
Geography
The mountain range forms a portion of the drainage divide between the Truckee River (north) and the Carson River (south).{{cite web |title=Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units |url=http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/huc_name.html |publisher=USGS.gov |access-date=2010-10-21}} Truckee Meadows and the Washoe Valley are to the west, and the Lahontan Valley is to the east. It is associated with the Flowery Range.
Several paths lead into the Virginia Range.{{cite web|url= http://www.summitpost.org/virginia-range/368626 |title=Virginia Range (NV)|date= November 8, 2015|access-date= November 6, 2016}} The highest peak is Mount Davidson at {{convert|7864|ft}}, near Virginia City, Nevada.{{cite web|url= http://www.summitpost.org/mount-davidson-nv/153745 |title=Mount Davidson (NV)|date= June 15, 2016|access-date= November 6, 2016}} Other nearby peaks are Mount Bullion at {{convert|7682|ft}}{{cite web|url= http://www.summitpost.org/mount-bullion/763911 |title=Mount Bullion (NV)|date= Sep 13, 2012|access-date= November 6, 2016}} and Ophir Hill at {{convert|7782|ft}}.{{cite web|url= http://www.summitpost.org/ophir-hill/374309 |title=Ophir Hill (NV)|date= Jan 23, 2008 |access-date= November 6, 2016}}
Flora
Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) is the dominant species at higher elevations. Other trees in the range include the Single-leaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla) and Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma).
Mining history
For the notable 1860s silver strike and mining town in the Virginia Range, see:
References
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External links
- [https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1042c/report.pdf Geology of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada] by GEORGE A. THOMPSON, 1950
- [http://www.topozone.com/nevada/lyon-nv/range/virginia-range/ Topology map]
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Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada
Category:Mountain ranges of Storey County, Nevada
Category:Mountain ranges of Lyon County, Nevada