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Mountain range in Nevada, United States
Tuscarora Mountains
View of the Tuscarora Mountains from Midas-Tuscarora Road near Tuscarora, Nevada.
Highest point
Elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)
Geography
Tuscarora Mountains is located in NevadaTuscarora MountainsTuscarora Mountainslocation of Tuscarora Mountains in Nevada
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictElko County
Range coordinates41°20′38″N 116°14′48″W / 41.34389°N 116.24667°W / 41.34389; -116.24667
Topo mapUSGS Sugarloaf Butte

The Tuscarora Mountains are a mountain range in Elko and Eureka counties of northern, Nevada. The southern perimeter of the north-south mountain range is the Humboldt River and valley. The community of Tuscarora lies on the east flank of the range.

The range is named after the Tuscarora people.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora Mountains
  2. Nevada Atllas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, p. 23 ISBN 9780899333342
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.


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