Nelson Range (California)
Encyclopedia
The Nelson Range is a mountain range
in the "Northern Mojave-Mono Lake region" of Inyo County, California
, in Death Valley National Park
.
, framing the west side of the Racetrack Playa
with the Cottonwood Mountains
to the east.
On the west of the Nelson Range is the Saline Valley, and the Panamint Range
is to the south.
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the "Northern Mojave-Mono Lake region" of Inyo County, California
Inyo County, California
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
, in Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is a national park in the U.S. states of California and Nevada located east of the Sierra Nevada in the arid Great Basin of the United States. The park protects the northwest corner of the Mojave Desert and contains a diverse desert environment of salt-flats, sand dunes,...
.
Geography
The range is located on the western side of Death ValleyDeath Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley located in Eastern California. Situated within the Mojave Desert, it features the lowest, driest, and hottest locations in North America. Badwater, a basin located in Death Valley, is the specific location of the lowest elevation in North America at 282 feet below...
, framing the west side of the Racetrack Playa
Racetrack Playa
The Racetrack Playa, or The Racetrack, is a scenic dry lake feature with "sailing stones" that leave linear "racetrack" imprints. It is located above the northwestern side of Death Valley, in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, U.S.....
with the Cottonwood Mountains
Cottonwood Mountains
The Cottonwood Mountains range is found in Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California, U.S.The range lies just to the northwest of the Panamint Range at the top of Death Valley, and run in a north-south direction....
to the east.
On the west of the Nelson Range is the Saline Valley, and the Panamint Range
Panamint Range
The Panamint Range is a short rugged fault-block mountain range on the northern edge of the Mojave Desert, in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California, United States.-Geography:...
is to the south.
See also
- Category: Mountain ranges of the Mojave Desert
- Category: Protected areas of the Mojave Desert
- Category: Northern Mojave-Mono Lake region