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Cactus Range

Coordinates: 37°40′53.776″N 116°49′33.233″W / 37.68160444°N 116.82589806°W / 37.68160444; -116.82589806
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Cactus Range
The range is the green/brown area in the southwest part of the image. The Tonopah Test Range Airport lies on the northwest flank of the range.
Highest point
PeakAntelope Peak
Elevation2,300 m (7,500 ft)
Coordinates37°37.59′N 116°45.35′W / 37.62650°N 116.75583°W / 37.62650; -116.75583
Geography
Cactus Range is located in Nevada
Cactus Range
Cactus Range
Location of Cactus Range in Nevada[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictNye County
Range coordinates37°40′53.776″N 116°49′33.233″W / 37.68160444°N 116.82589806°W / 37.68160444; -116.82589806
Topo mapUSGS Cactus Spring

The Cactus Range is a small mountain range in Nye County, Nevada.[1] The range lies southwest of Cactus Flat and north of Pahute Mesa. Goldfield lies 23 mi (37 km) to the west in Esmeralda County. The range lies within the restricted area of the Tonopah Test Range.

Named peaks in the range include:[2]

Cactus Range was so named on account of cacti in the area.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cactus Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Cactus Flat, Nevada 1:100,000 scale topographic map, 37116-EM-TM-100, USGS, 1988
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 55.