| Roberts Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Location of the Roberts Mountains within Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Roberts Creek Mountain |
| Elevation | 10,133 ft (3,089 m) |
| Coordinates | 39°52.2′N 116°18.6′W / 39.8700°N 116.3100°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 16 mi (26 km) E-W |
| Width | 14 mi (23 km) N-S |
| Area | 180 sq mi (470 km2) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Eureka[1] |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Antler orogeny |
The Roberts Mountains are located in central Nevada in the western United States. The mountains are found in Eureka County, east of the Simpson Park Mountains and west and southwest of the Sulphur Spring Range. The range reaches a peak at Roberts Creek Mountain at 10,133 feet (3,089 m).[2] Nevada State Route 278 passes the east margin of the range in Garden Valley and continues about 25 miles (40 km) southeast to Eureka.
Roberts Mountains was named after Bolivar Roberts, a division superintendent of the Pony Express.[3][4] The western Peak is located to the west of these mountains.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberts Mountains
- ^ Simpson Park Mtns, 30x60 Topo Quad USGS 1979
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 35.
- ^ Carlson, HS. 1974. Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press