Highland Range (Clark County)

Highland Range
Highland Range northwest of Eldorado Valley (foreground)
Highest point
PeakCastle Peak, Northwest part of range
Elevation4,879 ft (1,487 m)
Coordinates35°38.94′N 115°02.93′W / 35.64900°N 115.04883°W / 35.64900; -115.04883
Dimensions
Length10 mi (16 km) N-S
Geography
Highland Range is located in Nevada
Highland Range
Highland Range
Highland Range of Clark County, Nevada
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark County
SettlementSearchlight
Borders onMcCullough Range-W
Eldorado Valley-N, NE & SE
Piute Wash- SW
Topo map(s)USGS McCullough Mtn., Nevada 15 minute Topo Quad, 1960

The Highland Range of Clark County, Nevada, is a small 10-mile (16 km) long,[1] range south of Henderson, Nevada and separated from the southeast flank of the McCullough Range by a narrow, approximately three-mile wide valley, at the head of Piute Wash.[2]

The Highland Range also lies on the southwest border region of the endorheic Eldorado Valley. The Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area is a large part of the range's north, and also the alluvial plains on the northeast above Eldorado Valley.[1]

  1. ^ a b Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, c. 2010, p. 72
  2. ^ McCullough Mtn., Nevada, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960