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The Pintwater Range is a mountain range in Churchill and Lincoln counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

Pintwater Range
Pintwater Range in Nevada[1]
Highest point
PeakQuartz Peak (Nevada), Pintwater Range (center-north)
Elevation6,395 ft (1,949 m)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictChurchill/Lincoln counties
SettlementIndian Springs, NV
Range coordinates36°56′25.855″N 115°33′44.079″W
Borders onIndian Springs Valley-W
Three Lakes Valley-E
East Desert Range-NE
Desert Range-SE
Spring Mountains-SSE
Topo mapUSGS Quartz Peak

Pintwater Range was figuratively named due to a lack of water.[2]


References


  1. "Pintwater 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. 17.


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