The Truckee Range is a

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located in western

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in the

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. The border between Washoe County and Churchill County runs along the ridge. The ridge runs north-south for approximately 30 miles. The

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is to the south of the range. The

Truckee River The Truckee River is a river in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 20, 2012 Th ...

, from which the range takes its name, runs through the valley to the west of the range. Across that valley is the

Pah Rah Range The Pah Rah Range is a mountain range located in western Nevada in Washoe County just to the northeast of Reno. It is a hook shaped range with the main eastern portion oriented northwest–southeast, approximately long. The northwest flowing Co ...

. Hot Springs Flat is to the east. To the north, Coyote Canyon separates the Truckee Range from the Nightingale Mountains. The principal peaks in the Truckee Range (in order from north to south) are Black Warrior Peak at , Juniper Peak ''Juniper Peak, Nevada,'' 7.5 minute Topographic Quad., USGS, 1986 and Two Tips . Black Warrior Peak consists of a steep-sided round-topped peak set on top of a low ridge, which makes it dominate the eastern skyline in the southern Pyramid Lake area despite its relatively short height. The Truckee Range is criss-crossed by old mining claims, although it currently has no active mines.

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from the slopes of this range which drain to the

has been analyzed by the

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using the

DSSAM Model The DSSAM Model (Dynamic Stream Simulation and Assessment Model) is a computer simulation developed for the Truckee River to analyze water quality impacts from land use and wastewater management decisions in the Truckee River Basin. This area in ...

References

{{reflist Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Churchill County, Nevada Mountain ranges of Washoe County, Nevada