Virginia Range
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The Virginia Range is a mountain range in western Nevada known for its rugged terrain, mining history, and free-roaming wild horse populations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia Range canonical | 14 |
| Virginia Range area | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Carson Range
ⓘ
Pah Rah Range ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Comstock Lode area
ⓘ
surface form:
Comstock Lode mining district
|
| borders |
Reno
ⓘ
Truckee Meadows ⓘ Virginia City ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| conservationConcern |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
wild horse herd sustainability ⓘ |
| contains |
Geiger Grade
ⓘ
Mount Davidson foothills ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Carson River
ⓘ
surface form:
Carson River basin
Truckee River ⓘ
surface form:
Truckee River basin
|
| ecosystemType | high desert shrubland ⓘ |
| elevationMaxApprox |
about 2,300 meters
ⓘ
about 7,500 feet ⓘ |
| geology |
Tertiary volcanic formations
ⓘ
volcanic rocks ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
grazing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ residential development on fringes ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
pinyon-juniper woodland
ⓘ
sagebrush ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
coyotes
ⓘ
feral horses ⓘ mule deer ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
gold mining
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
free-roaming wild horses
ⓘ
mining history ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Nevada ⓘ |
| managementIssues |
urban-wildland interface
ⓘ
wild horse management ⓘ |
| mountainRangeType | fault-block range ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Reno, Nevada, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Reno, Nevada
Virginia City ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia City, Nevada
|
| partOf | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| region |
Lyon County
ⓘ
Storey County ⓘ Washoe County ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| transportationCorridor |
Geiger Grade Road
ⓘ
U.S. Route 50 corridor vicinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Silver City, Nevada
subject surface form:
Western Nevada
this entity surface form:
Virginia Range area