Clan Alpine Mountains

The Clan Alpine Mountains are a mountain range located in west-central Nevada in the United States. The range lies in a southwest-northeasterly direction in Churchill County, and contains Mount Augusta, at 9,967 feet (3,038 m) above sea level. The mountains lie to the west of the Desatoya Mountains and southeast of the Stillwater Range. The Augusta Mountains lie to the northeast and the New Pass Range to the east. A large part of the range, 196,128 acres (793.70 km²), lies within the Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area. The Clan Alpine Mountains lie to the north and northwest of Highway 50.[3]

Clan Alpine Mountains
Location of Clan Alpine Mountains in Nevada [1]
Highest point
Peak	Mount Augusta[2]
Elevation	3,038 m (9,967 ft)
Coordinates	39°32′23″N 117°55′11″W
Geography
Country	United States
State	Nevada
District	Churchill County
Range coordinates	39°33′10″N 117°54′44″W
Topo map	USGS Mount Augusta

Clan Alpine Mountains took its name from a nearby mining district.[4] At least eight mines are located in the northwestern part of the range north of Healy Peak in the Bernice and Hoyt canyons on the northwest flank of the range.[3] This mine group was worked from 1866 and known as the Bernice, Salina or Alamo district. The mines produced antimony, silver, gold and tungsten.[5]

References

1. "Clan Alpine Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. Edwards Creek Valley, Nevada, 30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
3. Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, pp. 36, 37 and 44 ISBN 978-0-89933-334-2
4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 10.
5. Tingley, Joseph V., Mining Districts of Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Report 47, 2nd ed., 1998, pp 31-2 Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

• Mineral Resources of the Clan Alpine Mountains, Study Area, Churchill County, Nevada, Mineral Land Assessment 1987, Open File Report