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Kawich Range

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just north of the range. To the east lies the Reveille and Kawich valleys with the
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manages 50.3% of the mountains, and 39.7% is part of the Air Force Range. A
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crosses the pass between The Kawich and the Hot Creek ranges and meets
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to the southwest. To the northwest across Stone Cabin Valley lies the
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1:100,000 scale topographic map, 37116-EM-TM-100, USGS, 1988 and
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Kawich Range was named after an individual Indian chieftain.
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1:100,000 scale topographic map, 38116-A1-TM-100, USGS, 1987
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east of Quartzite Mountain at the southern end. The broad
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Kawich Range is located in Nevada
Nevada
Kawich Peak
Elevation
Coordinates
37°58′N 116°28′W / 37.967°N 116.467°W / 37.967; -116.467
Nye County
Nye County
Nevada
United States
Hot Creek Range
Nellis Air Force Range
Kawich Peak
U.S. Route 6
State Route 375
Warm Springs
Reveille Range
Belted Range
Pahute Mesa
Cactus Flat
Cactus Range
Monitor Range
Bureau of Land Management
USFWS
National Wildlife Refuge
sagebrush
piñon
juniper
Kawich Range beardtongue
endemic

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