The Cherry Creek Range is a line of mountains, Basin and Range

Basin and Range

The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region defined by a unique topographic expression. Basin and Range topography is characterized by abrupt changes in elevation, alternating between narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins...

 faulted, in northern White Pine

White Pine County, Nevada

White Pine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. It is the home of Great Basin National Park...

 and southern Elko

Elko County, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...

 Counties, in northeastern Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

 in the western United States

Western United States

.The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West or simply "the West," traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because the U.S. expanded westward after its founding, the meaning of the West has evolved over time...

. The range runs generally north-south for approximately 50 miles (80 km). The highest point in the range is an unnamed peak, (10,458 feet, 3187 m) located just south of the border between the counties.

To the west are Butte Valley and the Butte Mountains

Butte Mountains

The Butte Mountains are a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada; which is on the north of the White River Valley.- References :The Butte Mountains are a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada; which is on the north of the White River Valley.- References :The Butte Mountains are a...

, while to the east are Steptoe Valley

Steptoe Valley

The Steptoe Valley is a long basin located in White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. From the historic community of Currie, the valley runs south for approximately 100 miles . To the west are the high Egan Range and the Cherry Creek Range, while to the east is the...

, the Schell Creek Range

Schell Creek Range

The Schell Creek Range is a linear mountain range in central White Pine County, in east-central Nevada. Its length is approximately in a north-south direction....

, U.S. Route 93, and the historic mining community of Cherry Creek

Cherry Creek, Nevada

Cherry Creek is a historic community located in northern White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. It is a census county division , with a population at the 2010 census of 72....

. To the north is Spruce Mountain, attached to the southwest of the Pequop Mountains

Pequop Mountains

The Pequop Mountains are located in eastern Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. The range runs generally north-south for approximately 51 miles...

; Goshute Valley

Goshute Valley

The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin. The towns of Oasis and Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and north of the valley contains broken flatlands, with short washes draining from the surrounding mountain ranges....

 lies east of the Pequop's but turns southwest at the northeast foothills border of the Cherry Creek Range, the location of Currie

Currie, Nevada

Currie is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is often considered a ghost town, and its population is around 20....

. South of the Cherry Creek Range are the Egan Range

Egan Range

The Egan Range is a line of mountains in White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. From Egan Creek near the historic community of Cherry Creek, the range runs south for approximately 108 miles , extending into the northern part of Lincoln County. To the east are the large...

 and Egan Canyon, the route of the Pony Express

Pony Express

The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...

 in this part of the Great Basin

Great Basin

The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...

. The center of the range is deeply cut by the Goshute Basin – the location of the Goshute Canyon Wilderness

Goshute Canyon Wilderness

Goshute Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in northern White Pine County and southern Elko County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Cherry Creek Range north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of...

 Study Area.