Mormon Mountains
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The Mormon Mountains are located in Lincoln County
, Nevada
, between 16 and 28 miles (45.1 km) northwest of Mesquite
, and southeast of the Meadow Valley Mountains
. The highest point in the range is Mormon Peak, at 7414 feet (2,259.8 m) above sea level. Another smaller mountain range lies to the east, called the East Mormon Mountains
. The south fork of the Toquop Wash runs through the mountain range.
The mountains fall under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management
and cover approximately 175 square miles (453.2 km²). The Mormon mountains are home to several different species of lizard
s, and ground snake
s, toad
s and bullfrog
s can be found in the region. The lower elevations of the range are mostly shrublands, but at higher elevations one can find "Pygmy Conifers" and Single-leaf Pinyon
pines, in the Pinyon-juniper woodland
plant community.
The area is characterized by very low rainfall, receiving less than 15 inches per year, on average.
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...
, between 16 and 28 miles (45.1 km) northwest of Mesquite
Mesquite, Nevada
Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and northeast of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 15,277. The city is located in the Virgin River Valley...
, and southeast of the Meadow Valley Mountains
Meadow Valley Mountains
The Meadow Valley Mountains is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada....
. The highest point in the range is Mormon Peak, at 7414 feet (2,259.8 m) above sea level. Another smaller mountain range lies to the east, called the East Mormon Mountains
East Mormon Mountains
The East Mormon Mountains is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada. As their name implies, they are east of the Mormon Mountains....
. The south fork of the Toquop Wash runs through the mountain range.
The mountains fall under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands, totaling approximately , or one-eighth of the landmass of the country. The BLM also manages of subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private...
and cover approximately 175 square miles (453.2 km²). The Mormon mountains are home to several different species of lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s, and ground snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s, toad
Toad
A toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
s and bullfrog
Bullfrog
The American bullfrog , often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”, native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, and lakes, where it is usually found...
s can be found in the region. The lower elevations of the range are mostly shrublands, but at higher elevations one can find "Pygmy Conifers" and Single-leaf Pinyon
Single-leaf Pinyon
The Single-leaf Pinyon, ', is a pine in the pinyon pine group, native to the United States and northwest Mexico. The range is in southernmost Idaho, western Utah, Arizona, southwest New Mexico, Nevada, eastern and southern California and northern Baja California.It occurs at moderate altitudes from...
pines, in the Pinyon-juniper woodland
Pinyon-juniper woodland
A Pinyon-juniper woodland is a forest type characteristic of many parts the Western United States, often in higher elevations of desert ecoregions.-Locations:...
plant community.
The area is characterized by very low rainfall, receiving less than 15 inches per year, on average.