Coordinates: 39°18′37.748″N 116°5′22.212″W / 39.31048556°N 116.08950333°W / 39.31048556; -116.08950333

Fish Creek Range

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Fish Creek Range
Fish Creek Range is located in Nevada
Fish Creek Range
Fish Creek Range
Location of Fish Creek Range in Nevada[1]
Highest point
Elevation2,477 m (8,127 ft)
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
DistrictEureka County
Range coordinates39°18′37.748″N 116°5′22.212″W / 39.31048556°N 116.08950333°W / 39.31048556; -116.08950333
Topo mapUSGS Bellevue Peak

The Fish Creek Range is a mountain range in Eureka County, Nevada.[1]

The range was so named on account of nearby streams well-stocked with fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fish Creek Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.