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The mountain range is about 50 miles (80 km) long and 5–10 miles (8–16 km) wide, with 3/4 of the range lying within the state of Nevada. The Carson Range, along with its parent the Sierra Nevada, together cast a rain shadow over the Greater Reno Area and Carson City.
Alvin R. McLane, Silent Cordilleras: The Mountain Ranges of Nevada. (Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph #4, 1978) (Reno: Camp Nevada Monograph #4, 1978) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) , USGS
Spooner Summit is a mountain pass through the Carson Range, linking the Lake Tahoe Area to Carson City via US 50. [1] The highest point of the pass is located just east of Spooner Lake just before the first set of curves when traveling eastbound.
Eventually, the route crests the Carson Range at Spooner Summit and then descends into Nevada's capital, Carson City. Carson Street and William Street formerly carried the highway through the city; [10] however, in 2017, US 50 was moved to a freeway alignment constructed for Interstate 580. [1] [11] View east along US 50 entering Stateline ...
Pine Nut Mountains with snow-capped Carson Range. The range starts in the north at the Virginia Range (famous for Virginia City and the Comstock Lode). They continue south for approximately 40 miles where they join with the Sierra Nevada near Topaz Lake and Leviathan Peak. They are bounded on the west by the Carson Valley and to the east by ...
Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, [3] is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. [4] As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state.
AUBURN — A 15-year-old boy was rescued from a Northern California mine shaft, officials said Monday. It happened in the Placer County city of Auburn near China Bar in the Auburn State Recreation ...
Snow Valley Peak is a mountain located in the Carson Range of the Sierra Nevada. [1] The mountain lies within the city limits of Carson City, NV. At 9,214 feet in elevation it is also the city's highest point. [1] From the peak Mound House, Carson City, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Carson Valley are all clearly visible.