Excelsior Mountains

The Excelsior Mountains are located in western Nevada in the United States. The range stretches in an east-west direction in Mineral County southwest of the town of Mina, Nevada. The mountains reach an elevation of 8,805 feet at Moho Mountain in the southeastern part of the range. The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest lies at the western end of the Excelsior Mountains.

This article is about Excelsior Mountains. For Excelsior Mountain in Yosemite, see Excelsior Mountain (Yosemite).
Excelsior Mountains
View of the Excelsior Mountains (left to right across the center) from an airplane flying to the south
Highest point
Elevation2,407 m (7,897 ft)
Geography
Excelsior Mountains is located in Nevada
Excelsior Mountains
Excelsior Mountains
in Nevada[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictMineral County
Range coordinates38°16′45.731″N 118°26′11.464″W
Topo mapUSGS Rattlesnake Flat

References
  1. "Excelsior Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  • Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2001, pg. 52, ISBN 0899333346
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