| Seven Troughs Range | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Seven Trough Peak |
| Elevation | 2,376 m (7,795 ft) |
| Coordinates | 40°31′5″N 118°49′19″W / 40.51806°N 118.82194°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19 mi (31 km) NNE-SSW |
| Width | 5 mi (8.0 km) E-W |
| Area | 140 sq mi (360 km2) |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Pershing County |
| Topo map | USGS Seven Troughs, Juniper Flat and Rocky Canyon 7.5 min. quads |
The Seven Troughs Range is a mountain range in western Pershing County, Nevada.[1]
The name is derived from a series of seven stock watering troughs placed below a set springs.[2][3]
Neighboring features include:[4][5]
- the Kamma and Antelope ranges to the north
- the Majuba Mountains to the northeast
- Sage Valley and Trinity Range to the southeast with Lovelock beyond
- Granite Springs Valley to the south
- the Sahwave Mountains and small Blue Wing Mountains to the southwest
- Kumiva Valley and the Selenite Range to the west
- Black Rock Desert to the northwest
- ^ a b "Seven Troughs Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 213. ISBN 9780874170948. Retrieved 2 Mar 2014.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 66.
- ^ Lovelock, Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ Eugene Mts., Nevada, 30x60 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1985