Looking north from the crest of the Sonoma Range

The Sonoma Range is a small mountain range in northwest

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

, USA. It lies just south of the

Humboldt River The Humboldt River is the longest river in the northern and central part of Nevada. It extends in a general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in northern Nevada's Jarbidge Mountains, Jarbidge, Independence Mountains, Independence, and ...

between Winnemucca and

Golconda Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The fort was originally built by Kakatiya ruler Pratāparudra in the 11th century out of mud walls. It was ceded to the Bahmani ...

. It is one of the many ranges of the

basin and range Basin and range topography is characterized by alternating parallel mountain ranges and valleys. It is a result of crustal extension due to mantle upwelling, gravitational collapse, crustal thickening, or relaxation of confining stresses. The e ...

geologic province A geologic province or geological province is a spatial entity with common geologic attributes. A province may include a single dominant structural element such as a basin or a fold belt, or a number of contiguous related elements. Adjoining ...

of the

Great Basin The Great Basin () is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja Californi ...

Sonoma Peak Sonoma Peak is a mountain located in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. With an elevation of , it is the highest mountain in the Sonoma Range The Sonoma Range is a small mountain range in northwest Nevada, USA. It lies ju ...

is the highest mountain in the range at (). Its summit is located at . The range's name is a transfer from

Sonoma County Sonoma County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 488,863. Its seat of government and largest city is Santa Rosa. Sonoma County comprises the Santa Rosa-Petaluma ...

in California.

Notes

Mountain ranges of Nevada Range, Sonoma Mountain ranges of Humboldt County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Pershing County, Nevada {{PershingCountyNV-geo-stub