The Excelsior Mountains are located in western
Nevada
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in the
United States
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. The range stretches in an east-west direction in
Mineral County southwest of the town of
Mina, Nevada. The mountains reach an elevation of 8,805 feet at
Moho Mountain 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
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