The Diamond Mountains are a mountain range along the border of Eureka and White Pine Counties, in northern Nevada , Western United States .
4-544: The range reaches a maximum elevation of 10,631 ft (3,240 m) on the summit of Diamond Peak . The range separates Newark Valley from Diamond Valley . The mountains cover an area of 293.4 square miles (760 km). The southeastern Diamond Mountains angle southwest to meet the Fish Creek Range , and the adjacent Mountain Boy Range . The flora and fauna are typical of higher elevation habitats in
8-511: The Central Basin and Range ecoregion . The town of Eureka lies between the three ranges, with unimproved roads north across Diamond Valley to access the western flank of the range. Southeast from Eureka, U.S. 50 crosses the southern Diamond Mountains, and turns eastward at the range's south end. Nevada State Route 892 follows the eastern flank foothills for half the range's length. The route then becomes an unimproved road north past
12-534: The Diamond Mountains and Eureka County , in Nevada , United States . It ranks thirty-ninth among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. The peak is located on the border of Eureka County and White Pine County , about 12 miles northeast of the small town of Eureka , between the south end of Diamond Valley and the central portion of Newark Valley . It is on public land administered by
16-413: The range, then through Huntington Valley to meet Nevada State Route 228 and Elko . [REDACTED] Media related to Diamond Mountains (Nevada) at Wikimedia Commons This White Pine County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Diamond Peak (Nevada) Diamond Peak is both the highest and most topographically prominent mountain in both
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