| Battle Mountains, Nevada | |
|---|---|
  Battle Mountains in Nevada | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | North Peak, Humboldt County |
| Elevation | 2,606 m (8,550 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°40′30″N 117°07′57″W / 40.67500°N 117.13250°W[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) N-S |
| Width | 22 km (14 mi) E-W |
| Area | 337 km2 (130 sq mi)[2] |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Range coordinates | 40°37′2″N 117°7′12″W / 40.61722°N 117.12000°W[3] -- |
| Borders on | Fish Creek Range SW and Shoshone Range SE |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Antler Peak, Galena Canyon, North Peak, and Snow Gulch, Nevada 7.5 Minute Quads |
The Battle Mountains or Battle Mountain Range[4] is a mountain range in western Lander and southeastern Humboldt counties of Nevada. The communities of Battle Mountain and Valmy lie just to the east and north respectively along Interstate 80 in the Humboldt River valley. Nevada State Route 305 runs along the southeast side of the range from Battle Mountain toward Austin to the south.[5]
The range is roughly circular in shape and exhibits radial drainage. The Humboldt River Valley lies to the northeast with the Sheep Creek Range beyond. To the northwest and west is Buffalo Valley with Buffalo Mountain and the Tobin Range beyond. The Fish Creek Range lies to the southwest and the Reese River Valley and Shoshone Range to the southeast.[5]
- ^ North Peak, Nevada, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ Measurements from Winnemucca, Nevada 30x60 USGS Quad (approximately the 1750 meter contour on west side and 1500 m contour east side (break in slope))
- ^ Winnemucca, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
- ^ GNIS: Battle Mountain
- ^ a b Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer (8th ed.). DeLorme. 2012. pp. 29–30, 37–38. ISBN 978-0-89933-334-2.