Desert Mountains
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The Desert Mountains are a mountain range
located in west-central Nevada
south of the Lahontan Reservoir and north of the town of Yerington. The range includes Cleaver Peak, at 6711 feet (2,046 m) above sea level. The range is found in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Desert Peak, at 6404 feet (1,952 m) in elevation, is located in the eastern part of the chain.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
located in west-central 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...
south of the Lahontan Reservoir and north of the town of Yerington. The range includes Cleaver Peak, at 6711 feet (2,046 m) above sea level. The range is found in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Desert Peak, at 6404 feet (1,952 m) in elevation, is located in the eastern part of the chain.