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Flowery Range

The Flowery Range is a mountain range associated with the Virginia Range in Storey County, Nevada.

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Flowery Range
Flowery Range
Location of Flowery Range in Nevada1
Highest point
Elevation2,2372 m (7,339 ft)
Geography
Country
United States
State
Nevada
District
Storey County
Range coordinates
39°23′32.689″N 119°31′20.633″W / 39.39241361°N 119.52239806°W / 39.39241361; -119.52239806
Topo mapUSGS Chalk Hills

The Flowery Range is a mountain range associated with the Virginia Range3 in Storey County, Nevada.1

The range was so named on account of wildflowers which bloom when watered by melting snow.4

References

References

  1. "Flowery Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. "Flowery Range Highpoint". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. "Virginia Range (NV)". November 8, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 67.