The Excelsior Mountains are located in western

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. The range stretches in an east-west direction in Mineral County southwest of the town of

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. The mountains reach an elevation of 8,805 feet at

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in the southeastern part of the range. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest lies at the western end of the Excelsior Mountains.

References

*''Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 2001, pg. 52, Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Mineral County, Nevada {{MineralCountyNV-geo-stub