Kawich Range

The Kawich Range is found in Nye County in southern Nevada in the United States, just south of the Hot Creek Range. The southern part of the range lies on the Nellis Air Force Range. The mountains cover an area of about 426 square miles and contain Kawich Peak, at 9,404 feet above sea level. The Bureau of Land Management manages 50.3% of the mountains, and 39.7% is part of the Air Force Range. A USFWS National Wildlife Refuge makes up 8.9% of the range.

Vegetation is primarily Sagebrush scrub and Piñon-juniper. The mountains are home to porcupines and several species of mice, and Chipmunks, voles, squirrels, and gophers can also be found. American kestrels, MacGillivrays warbler, Bullock's oriole, and hairy woodpeckers also use the Kawich Range.

References

* Biological Resources Research Center - [http://www.brrc.unr.edu/mtn/html/kawich.html]
*"Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer", 2001, pg. 60