Wassuk Range

Wassuk Range

The Wassuk Range is located in west-central Nevada in the United States. It is found to the west of Walker Lake in Mineral County. The mountains reach an elevation of 11,239 feet at Mount Grant, approximately eight miles northwest of Hawthorne. The mountains lie in a north-south direction west of Highway 95, and cover an area of 1,170 km².

References

* Biological Resources Research Center - [http://www.brrc.unr.edu/mtn/html/wassuk.html]
*"Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer", 2001, pg. 51


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