The South Virgin Mountains are a smaller mountain range of the eastern Mojave Desert, in Clark County, southeastern Nevada.[1]
South Virgin Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,189 m (3,901 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
District | Clark County |
Range coordinates | 36°15′24.939″N 114°11′52.882″W / 36.25692750°N 114.19802278°W |
Topo map | USGS Gold Butte |
The mountains are located south of the larger Virgin Mountains range, east of the Virgin River leg of Lake Mead, and west of the Arizona Strip.
The South Virgin Mountains are within the jurisdiction of the BLM—Bureau of Land Management.
Mountains
editBlack Butte is a summit northeast of Bitter Ridge,[2] with an elevation of 2,690 feet (820 meters).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "South Virgin Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitter Ridge
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Butte