Mormon Mountains

Coordinates: 36°56′52.900″N 114°27′36.949″W / 36.948028°N 114.46026361°W / 36.948028; -114.46026361

Mormon Mountains
Mountain Range
Mormon Mountains
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Region	Great Basin section
District	Lincoln County
Coordinates	36°56′52.900″N 114°27′36.949″W / 36.948028°N 114.46026361°W / 36.948028; -114.46026361
Highest point
- elevation	2,184 m (7,165 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Moapa Peak NW
location of Mormon Mountains in Nevada [1]

The Mormon Mountains are located in Lincoln County, Nevada, between 16 and 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Mesquite, and southeast of the Meadow Valley Mountains.^[1] The highest point in the range is Mormon Peak, at 7,414 feet (2,260 m) above sea level. Another smaller mountain range lies to the east, called the East Mormon Mountains. The south fork of the Toquop Wash runs through the mountain range.

The mountains fall under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and cover approximately 175 square miles (450 km²). The Mormon mountains are home to several different species of lizards, and ground snakes, toads and bullfrogs can be found in the region. The lower elevations of the range are mostly shrublands, but at higher elevations one can find "Pygmy Conifers" and Single-leaf Pinyon pines, in the Pinyon-juniper woodland plant community.

The area is characterized by very low rainfall, receiving less than 15 inches per year, on average.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mormon Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:845318. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

External links

• Biological Resources Research Center