Highland Range (Clark County)
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The Highland Range is a small 10 miles (16.1 km) long, range
south of Henderson, Nevada
and connected to the southeast flank of the McCullough Range.
The Highland Range also lies on the southwest border region of the endorheic
Eldorado Valley
; the Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area is a large part of the range's north, and also the alluvial plains on the northeast.
that occurs northeast of Searchlight
. The pass and divide is an excursion of the Great Basin Divide
around the north, east, and south of Eldorado Valley. A separate pass north of Searchlght carries U.S. Route 95
, the route through Eldorado Valley to U.S. Route 93
, the road into southwest Las Vegas.
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...
south of Henderson, Nevada
Henderson, Nevada
-Demographics:According to the 2000 census, there were 175,381 people, 66,331 households, and 47,095 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,200.8 people per square mile . There were 71,149 housing units at an average density of 892.8 per square mile...
and connected to the southeast flank of the McCullough Range.
The Highland Range also lies on the southwest border region of the endorheic
Endorheic
An endorheic basin is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other bodies of water such as rivers or oceans...
Eldorado Valley
Eldorado Valley
Eldorado Valley, or El Dorado Valley, is a Great Basin valley in the Mojave Desert southeast of Las Vegas and southwest of Boulder City, Nevada...
; the Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area is a large part of the range's north, and also the alluvial plains on the northeast.
Description
The Highland Range is about 10 miles long. A north section with a ridgeline extends somewhat into Eldorado Valley; the center and southeast gradually lowers in elevation to a mountain pass, and water divideWater divide
A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...
that occurs northeast of Searchlight
Searchlight, Nevada
Searchlight is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, at the topographic saddle between two mountain ranges.-History:According to Nevada Senator Harry Reid, who has written extensively about his hometown, the most likely story as to how the town received its name was when George Frederick...
. The pass and divide is an excursion of the Great Basin Divide
Great Basin Divide
The Great Basin Divide is the western continental divide that separates the Great Basin from the Pacific Ocean watershed. The water divide is the perimeter of the largest set of contiguous endorheic watersheds of North America, including six entire USGS watershed subregions...
around the north, east, and south of Eldorado Valley. A separate pass north of Searchlght carries U.S. Route 95
U.S. Route 95 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 95 is a major U.S. highway traversing the state from north to south directly through Las Vegas and providing connections to both Carson City and Reno...
, the route through Eldorado Valley to U.S. Route 93
U.S. Route 93 in Nevada
In the U.S. state of Nevada, U.S. Route 93 is a major U.S. highway traversing the eastern edge of the state. The highway connects the Las Vegas area to the Great Basin National Park, and provides further connections to Ely and Wells...
, the road into southwest Las Vegas.