Chief Range
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The Chief Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County
, Nevada
.
The Chief Range lies northwest of Meadow Valley
about 10 miles southwest of Panaca
and Cathedral Gorge State Park
and about 8 miles north-northwest of Caliente
and the Kershaw-Ryan State Park
.
The Highland Range lies to the north, the Burnt Springs Range
is to the west and the Delamar Mountains
are to the south.
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,165. Its county seat is Pioche.-History:...
, 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...
.
The Chief Range lies northwest of Meadow Valley
Meadow Valley Wash
The Meadow Valley Wash is a southern Nevada stream draining the Meadow Watershed that is bordered on 3 sides by the Great Basin Divide. The wash's Lincoln County headpoint is in the Wilson Creek Range, and the wash includes 2 upper confluences . Panaca is along the upper wash, and downstream of...
about 10 miles southwest of Panaca
Panaca, Nevada
Panaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, on State Route 319, about 1 mile east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. Its elevation is 4,729 feet .-History:...
and Cathedral Gorge State Park
Cathedral Gorge State Park
Cathedral Gorge State Park is a state park of Nevada, USA, featuring a gorge eroded through soft bentonite clay. The park covers . It is located in Central/Eastern Nevada north of the intersection of U.S. Route 93 and State Route 319, near Panaca. Cathedral Gorge was established as one of the...
and about 8 miles north-northwest of Caliente
Caliente, Nevada
Caliente , formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Its elevation is 4,300 feet . The population was 1,123 at the 2000 census...
and the Kershaw-Ryan State Park
Kershaw-Ryan State Park
Kershaw–Ryan State Park is a state park of Nevada, USA, situated in a canyon that was homesteaded in 1873. Located just south of the town of Caliente, it is in the Eastern Nevada Region of Nevada State Parks. The canyon was settled in 1873 by Samuel and Hannah Kershaw, who operated a ranch called...
.
The Highland Range lies to the north, the Burnt Springs Range
Burnt Springs Range
The Burnt Springs Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada....
is to the west and the Delamar Mountains
Delamar Mountains
The Delamar Mountains is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada, named after Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar. The range's crest forms part of the Great Basin Divide between the Meadow Watershed and the Dry Lake Watershed, which includes Delamar Dry Lake and Delamar, Nevada....
are to the south.