New Pass Range

New Pass Range
New Pass Range Location of New Pass Range in Nevada[1]
Highest point
Peak	New Pass Peak[2]
Elevation	2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Coordinates	39°38′48″N 117°29′07″W
Dimensions
Length	16 mi (26 km) North-south
Geography
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Counties	Lander County and Churchill County
Range coordinates	39°41′19″N 117°28′25″W
Topo map	USGS New Pass Peak

The New Pass Range is a mountain range in Lander and Churchill counties of Nevada.^[1][2] The range is a north-south trending range which straddles the Lander-Churchill county boundary for about 16 miles (26 km). The highest peak, New Pass Peak, has an elevation of 9,003 feet (2,744 m).^[2] US Route 50 crosses New Pass Summit on the south end of the range between Austin to the east and Fallon on to the west.^[3] The range was named from an early settler's belief that his route through the mountains was a "new pass" through the area.^[4]

The Desatoya Mountains lie to the southwest and the Clan Alpine Mountains to the west. To the north is the Augusta Mountains with Antelope Valley to the northeast. To the east is Ravenswood Mountain at the south end of the Shoshone Range and Nevada State Route 305. To the southeast across the Reese River Valley is Austin at the north end of the Toiyabe Range.^[3]

New Pass Range as viewed from New Pass Peak

References

1. "New Pass Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. Edwards Creek Valley, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
3. Nevada Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, pp. 37 and 45 ISBN 978-0-89933-334-2
4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 12.