Desert Mountains

Coordinates: 39°11′56.712″N 118°56′40.549″W / 39.19908667°N 118.94459694°W / 39.19908667; -118.94459694

Desert Mountains
Mountain Range
Country	United States
State	Nevada
District	Lyon County
Coordinates	39°11′56.712″N 118°56′40.549″W / 39.19908667°N 118.94459694°W / 39.19908667; -118.94459694
Highest point
- elevation	1,711 m (5,614 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Wild Horse Basin
location of Desert Mountains in Nevada [1]

The Desert Mountains are a mountain range located in west-central Nevada south of the Lahontan Reservoir and north of the town of Yerington. The range includes Cleaver Peak, at 6,711 feet (2,046 m) above sea level. The range is found in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Desert Peak, at 6,404 feet (1,952 m) in elevation, is located in the eastern part of the chain.

References

1. ^ "Desert Mountains". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:845819. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

• Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 43