The Augusta Mountains are a small mountain range in Pershing, Churchill and Lander counties of

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.''Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, p. 37. To the northeast the range merges with the Fish Creek Range. To the north across Jersey Valley lies the Tobin Range and to the west across the Dixie Valley is the

Stillwater Range The Stillwater Range is a mountain range located in western Nevada in the United States. It is a SSW–NNE running ridge, approximately long. It cuts across the center of Churchill County, Nevada, Churchill County and extends partway into Pershi ...

. The Clan Alpine Mountains and the New Pass Range lie to the south and to the east across

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are Ravenswood Mountain and the Shoshone Range. The Range is included within the Augusta Mountains Wilderness Study Area. The 14,050-acre Cain Mountain Wilderness is also located within the range. The fossil aquatic reptile ''

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'' was discovered in the

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Favret Formation The Favret Formation is a Triassic geologic formation. The Favret outcrops in the Augusta, New Pass and Fish Creek ranges of north central Nevada and consists of limestone, shale and siltstone. Fossil Hill Member The Favret Formation alon ...

in the Augusta Mountains and named after the range.

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Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Churchill County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Lander County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Pershing County, Nevada {{PershingCountyNV-geo-stub