The Selenite Range is a mountain range in western
Pershing County,
Nevada.
The range is a north–south trending feature approximately long and wide.
The
Fox Range lies to the west across the San Emidio Desert valley and the south end of the
Black Rock Desert playa.
Gerlach
Gerlach is a male forename of Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this case, those ...
and
Empire are two communities on the foothills and just to the northwest of the range. These communities supported the
gypsum mines in the range during their active period. The large Empire gypsum quarry lies just west of
Luxor Peak
Luxor Peak is a summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Luxor Peak is the second-highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set on land managed by the Bureau of Lan ...
at 40° 30' N; 119° 18' W just northwest of Kumiva Peak.
[Empire, NV 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1990][Kumiva Peak, NV 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1990] The range was named for deposits of
selenite
Selenite may refer to:
Substances containing selenium
*A selenium-containing anion or ionic compound with the SeO32− anion:
**Selenite (ion), anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32−
***Selenous acid, the conjugate acid, w ...
, a variety of gypsum.
Named Peaks in the range from north to south include:
Selenite Peak
Selenite Peak is a summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Selenite Peak is the fifth-highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set on land managed by the Burea ...
, ;
Luxor Peak
Luxor Peak is a summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Luxor Peak is the second-highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set on land managed by the Bureau of Lan ...
, ;
Kumiva Peak
Kumiva Peak is an summit located in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.
Description
Kumiva Peak is the highest peak of the Selenite Range which is a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set in the Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Are ...
, ;
Purgatory Peak, ; and
Mt. Limbo, .
[Purgatory Peak, NV 7.5 min. quadrangle, USGS, 1990]
References
Mountain ranges of Pershing County, Nevada
Mountain ranges of Nevada
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