| Delamar Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Chokecherry Mountain[2] |
| Elevation | 2,449 m (8,035 ft) |
| Coordinates | 37°32′04″N 114°44′03″W / 37.53444°N 114.73417°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 mi (80 km) NNE |
| Width | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Lincoln County |
| Range coordinates | 37°17′53″N 114°45′58″W / 37.29806°N 114.76611°W |
| Topo map | USGS Gregerson Basin |
The Delamar Mountains are a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada, named after Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar.[1] The range extends for approximately 50 miles (80 km) in a NNE–SSW orientation with a width of about 11 miles (18 km). Surrounding ranges include the Burnt Springs Range and the Chief Range to the north, the Clover Mountains and Meadow Valley Mountains to the east and the Sheep Range and South Pahroc Range on the west. The Delamar Valley lies to the west, the Kane Springs Valley to the east and the Coyote Springs Valley lies to the south of the range.[2][3]
U.S. Route 93 traverses the north end of the range between Crystal Springs and Caliente. The elevation of the route reaches 6243 feet at Oak Springs Summit pass. Nevada State Route 317 follows Rainbow Canyon south along the northeast margin of the range between Caliente and Elgin.[2][3]
The range's crest forms part of the Great Basin Divide between the Meadow Watershed and the Dry Lake Watershed, which includes Delamar Dry Lake and the old mining townsite of Delamar.
- ^ a b "Delamar Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b c Caliente, Nev.–Utah, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978
- ^ a b Clover Mts., Nevada–Utah, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978