Railroad Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins in the Tonopah Basin and is about 80 miles (130 km) long north–south and up to 20 miles (32 km) wide, with some southern areas running southwest to northeast.
12-696: The southern end of the valley begins near Gray Top Mountain (elevation 7,036 feet [2,145 m]) and stretches north all the way to Mount Hamilton (elevation 10,745 feet [3,275 m]). To the east are the Quinn Canyon , Grant , and White Pine Ranges, while to the west are the Pancake and Reveille Ranges . Most of the valley lies in Nye County , but it crosses into White Pine County at its northern end. The valley includes numerous springs including Kate Springs and Blue Eagle Springs, [1] ranches such as
24-448: A ghost town; called Adaven . 38°07′13″N 115°42′34″W / 38.1202174°N 115.7094790°W / 38.1202174; -115.7094790 This Lincoln County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Nye County , Nevada state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Quinn Canyon Wilderness The Quinn Canyon Wilderness
36-606: A playa with a lithium deposit which is "one of the 10 largest in the world and the largest in North America, with salt deposits 2,000 feet thick." NASA has used the flat ground for calibrating satellite geodesy , space-based radar , and height measurements, since the 1990s. In June 2023, NASA asked the USA's Bureau of Land Management to withdraw 36 sq mi (93 km) from its inventory of federal lands open to potential mineral exploration and mining, in order that
48-563: A remote central Nevada wilderness. From the main ridgeline of the area, cresting at more than 10,000 feet, many smaller ridges and narrow canyons extend out east and west. In the Vshaped drainages, snowmelt along with summer rains collect in four year-round streams. Several springs usually provide water. From pinyon pine and juniper, the vegetation gives way to sagebrush with scattered white fir, aspen, and mahogany higher up. Small stands of bristlecone pine can be found here, too. Mule deer move into
60-563: Is a protected wilderness area in the Quinn Canyon Range of Nye County , in the central section of the state of Nevada in the western United States . The Quinn Canyon Wilderness covers an area of 26,256 acres (10,625 ha), and is administered by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest . The nearest city is Ely, Nevada which is more than 100 miles (160 km) distant by road. The wilderness
72-562: Is about 12 miles (19 km) long and 4 miles (6.4 km) wide. The wilderness was established by the United States Congress in 1989. Elevations of the wilderness range from 6,719 feet (2,048 m) at Cherry Creek trailhead to 10,189 feet (3,106 m) at an unnamed high point on the southern edge of the wilderness. The high point is located at 38° 07′ 20″ N and 115° 42′ 31″ W Wilderness.net described Quinn Canyon Wilderness: "Extreme isolation defines Quinn Canyon,
84-681: The Basin and Range National Monument created by President Barack Obama in 2015, being excellent examples of the Great Basin and the Basin and Range Province . The higher elevations of the range are protected as the Quinn Canyon Wilderness . The sagebrush cinquefoil ( Potentilla johnstonii ) is a rare species of plant that has only been seen in the Quinn Canyon Range. The range hosts only one settlement, now
96-622: The Grant Range , which connects to it at the mountain pass of Cherry Creek Summit 7,596 feet (2,315 m). From there, the range runs for approximately 33 miles to the southwest. To the west is the large Railroad Valley , to the east is White River Valley , and to the south is Sand Spring Valley. The high point of the range is an unnamed peak at 10,185 feet (3,104 m) at 38°07.341′N 115°42.518′W / 38.122350°N 115.708633°W / 38.122350; -115.708633 . The Quinn Canyon and Grant Ranges are adjacent to
108-932: The Blue Eagle Ranch, and 2 Tonopah Playas . The valley has 4 separate Wildlife Management Areas ("Railroad Valley WMA"), and valley communities include Currant , Crows Nest, Green Springs, Lockes, and Nyala. The valley is the ancestral home of the Tsaidüka band of Western Shoshone , who are now enrolled in the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation . Most of Nevada's oil production (totalling about 553,000 barrels during 2002) comes from several small oil fields in Railroad Valley, including Eagle Springs, Trap Spring, and Grant Canyon oil fields. The first well
120-414: The calibration area was preserved. [REDACTED] Media related to Railroad Valley (Nevada) at Wikimedia Commons Quinn Canyon Range The Quinn Canyon Range is a remote group of mountains in northeastern Nye County , and western Lincoln County in central Nevada in the western United States . Adaven is the only settlement in the mountains, now abandoned. It is closely associated with
132-508: The higher elevations in summer." A ten-mile crest of the Quinn Canyon Range is above 9,000 feet (2,700 m) in elevation and is an important summer range for bighorn sheep. Only a dirt road divides Quinn Canyon Wilderness from the larger Grant Range Wilderness to the north. This article related to a protected area in Nevada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Nye County , Nevada state location article
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#1732772139244144-486: Was drilled in 1954 by Shell Oil Company . The Eagle Springs Field, as it came to be known, included 14 wells with an average production of approximately 20,000 barrels per well per year by 1968. Only 10 wells remained by 1985 producing approximately 3.8 million barrels in total. By 1986, when a second oil field was discovered by Northwest Exploration Co, the Valley had 27 wells producing 6.8 millions. The Valley also contains
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