The Egan Range is a line of mountains in
White Pine County, in eastern
Nevada
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in the western
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. From Egan Creek near the historic community of
Cherry Creek, the range runs south for approximately 108 miles (173 km), extending south of
Shingle Peak
Shingle Peak is the highest independent mountain completely within Lincoln County in Nevada, United States. The peak is part of the Egan Range and lies within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Mountains of Nevada
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in the northern part of
Lincoln County. To the east are the large
Steptoe Valley and the even longer
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 so ...
. To the west are the
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As defined by the valley's chamber of commerce, it includes eleven towns: Bethel, Braintree, Brookfield, Chelsea, Han ...
and the scenic
White Pine Range. To the north is the
Cherry Creek Range, while to the south is remote Cave Valley and the southern tip of the Schell Creek Range. It is named after the Egan Family that live in Montville.
The southern section of the range rises steadily, climbing to the high ridge of
Ward Mountain. This crest is over 3 miles (5 km) long and, at elevations up to 10,936 feet (3333 m), includes the highest point of the range. The mountains then descend rapidly to the north, dropping to elevations below 6200 feet near the community of
Ely Ely or ELY may refer to:
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* Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely
* Ely Place, Dublin, a street
United Kingdom
* Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England
** Ely Cathedral
** Ely Rural District, a ...
.
North of Ely the Egan Range rises again at Heusser Mountain (9,411 ft, 2,868 m), approximately 5 miles west of the community of
McGill. This northern group of mountains (which might be considered as a separate range) continues to Telegraph Peak (9918 ft, 3023 m), and then descends to Egan Creek, almost merging with the
Cherry Creek Range.
See also
*
Bristlecone Wilderness
Bristlecone Wilderness is a wilderness area in White Pine County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Egan Range approximately five miles west of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, ...
*
South Egan Range Wilderness
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External links
* {{cite peakbagger , rid=13336 , name=Egan Range
Mountain ranges of White Pine County, Nevada
Mountain ranges of Nevada