East Desert Range
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The East Desert Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County
, Nevada
.
where Dog Bone Lake
is the large landform in the valley flatlands. The range sits mostly to the north and northeast of Three Lakes Valley.
The southern terminus of the range lies in a mixture of hills associated with the north perimeter of the Desert Range
to the south. The Desert Range is southwest trending around the Three Lakes Valley. The low hills region between the two ranges contain Sheep Pass to Desert Valley and Desert Lake to the west of the Sheep Range
. The region also contains Surprise Canyon, which flows due west into the east of Dog Bone Lake in Three Lakes Valley.
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,165. Its county seat is Pioche.-History:...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
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Description
The range is northwest-southeast trending around the Three Lakes ValleyThree Lakes Valley (Nevada)
Three Lakes Valley is a long, partially endorheic valley in southwest Lincoln County and northwest Clark County, Nevada. The southwest of the valley has a narrowing with washes that flow south into the watershed of the Las Vegas Valley, a tributary to Lake Mead–Colorado River...
where Dog Bone Lake
Dog Bone Lake
Dog Bone Lake is a dog bone-shaped topographic flat with two larger ends connected by a narrow body, which are 2 of the 3 eponymic features of their namesake, the Three Lakes Valley....
is the large landform in the valley flatlands. The range sits mostly to the north and northeast of Three Lakes Valley.
The southern terminus of the range lies in a mixture of hills associated with the north perimeter of the Desert Range
Desert Range
The Desert Range is a mountain range in Clark County, Nevada....
to the south. The Desert Range is southwest trending around the Three Lakes Valley. The low hills region between the two ranges contain Sheep Pass to Desert Valley and Desert Lake to the west of the Sheep Range
Sheep Range
The Sheep Range is located north of Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. It is found in both Clark and Lincoln Counties in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. The mountains reach a peak at Hayford Peak, above sea level between the Las Vegas Range to the east and the Desert Range to the west...
. The region also contains Surprise Canyon, which flows due west into the east of Dog Bone Lake in Three Lakes Valley.