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Fortification Range

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38: 31: 403: 472: 448: 222:. The range is a narrow linear range trending north-northwest with a length of 34 km (21 mi) and a width of about 8 km (5.0 mi). It is typical of the 330: 477: 160: 85: 286: 441: 366: 30: 277: 467: 434: 282: 341: 249:
traverses Lake Valley to the west and crosses Lake Valley Summit pass between the Fortification and Schell Creek ranges.
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and the old townsite–mining camp of Atlanta lies to the southeast of the south end of the range. Spring Valley and the
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Fortification Range was named from a fancied resemblance to a fort.
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2011-2012 Official Highway Map, Nevada Dept. of Transportation
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to the southeast. To the west is Lake Valley and the
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Fortification Range is located in Nevada
Nevada
Elevation
Coordinates
38°32.82′N 114°27.27′W / 38.54700°N 114.45450°W / 38.54700; -114.45450
Lincoln
White Pine
Range coordinates
38°33′22″N 114°26′35″W / 38.55611°N 114.44306°W / 38.55611; -114.44306
Topo map
USGS
Lincoln
White Pine
Nevada
Basin and Range Province
Wilson Creek Range
Snake Range
Limestone Hills
Schell Creek Range
US Route 93


"Fortification Range"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"2011-2012 Official Highway Map, Nevada Dept. of Transportation"
the original
Origin of Place Names: Nevada
Fortification Range Wilderness

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