The Hot Creek Range is a volcanic mountain range in
Nye County
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, in central
Nevada
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in the western
United States
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. From the historic community of
Warm Springs Warm Springs may refer to:
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*Warm Springs, California, in Riverside County
*Warm Springs, Fremont, California
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, the range runs north-northeast for approximately .
To the west are Stone Cabin Valley, Little Fish Lake Valley, and the large
Monitor Range
The Monitor Range is located in south-central Nevada in the United States. The range lies west and northwest of the Hot Creek Range and north of U.S. Route 6 in Nye County. It extends into the southwest corner of Eureka County at its northern ...
. To the east are Hot Creek Valley, Big Sand Springs Valley, and the
Lunar Craters Volcanic Field. Further east lies the large
Railroad Valley
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Description
The southern end of the valley begins near Gra ...
, and the
Grant
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and
Quinn Canyon Ranges.
Highway 6
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passes south of the range at Warm Springs Summit. To the north, the range almost merges with the smaller
Antelope
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and
Park
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Ranges.
[''Warm Springs, Nevada,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1978]
The northern section of the Hot Creek Range has two distinct crests. The eastern crest rises to Morey Peak (), the highest point of the range. Nearby is the historic silver mining district of Morey. The western crest, across Sixmile Canyon, includes Mahogany Peak (), Hot Creek Canyon, and the rugged Fandango Wilderness Study Area.[''Mount Jefferson, Nevada,'' 30x60 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1987]
The range took its name from a nearby hot spring
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.
References
Further reading
''Hiking the Great Basin'', by John Hart
External links
*
NevadaWilderness.org (Morey Peak WSA)
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Mountain ranges of Nevada
Mountain ranges of Nye County, Nevada
Mountain ranges of the Great Basin