The Cherry Creek Range is a line of mountains,

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faulted, in northern

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and southern Elko Counties, in northeastern

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in the western

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. The range runs generally north–south for approximately 50 miles (80 km). The highest point in the range is an unnamed peak, (10,458 feet, 3187 m) located just south of the border between the counties. To the west are Butte Valley and the Butte Mountains, while to the east are

Steptoe Valley The Steptoe Valley is a long basin located in White Pine County, Nevada, White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. From the historic community of Currie, Nevada, Currie, the valley runs south for approximately 100 ...

, the

Schell Creek Range The Schell Creek Range is a linear mountain range in central White Pine County, in east-central Nevada. Its length is approximately in a north-south direction. Most of the range is contained within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, with s ...

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, and the historic mining community of Cherry Creek. To the north is Spruce Mountain, attached to the southwest of the

Pequop Mountains The Pequop Mountains are a mountain range located in eastern Elko County, Nevada, United States. The range runs generally north-south for approximately The high point of the range is an unnamed peak (at an elevation of ) located at 40°55.46 ...

;

Goshute Valley The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin in Elko County, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada, United States. Description The towns of Oasis, Nevada, Oasis and Cobre, Nevada, Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and nort ...

lies east of the Pequop's but turns southwest at the northeast foothills border of the Cherry Creek Range, the location of

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. South of the Cherry Creek Range are the

Egan Range The Egan Range is a line of mountains in White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. From Egan Creek near the historic community of Cherry Creek, the range runs south for approximately , extending south of Shingle Peak in ...

and Egan Canyon, the route of the

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in this part of the

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. The center of the range is deeply cut by the Goshute Basin – the location of the

Goshute Canyon Wilderness Goshute Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in northern White Pine County in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Cherry Creek Range north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recre ...

Study Area.

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External links

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NevadaWilderness.org
Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of White Pine County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Elko County, Nevada {{WhitePineCountyNV-geo-stub

See also

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