Virginia Range

Template:Short description Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox mountain The Virginia Range is a mountain range of western Nevada, primarily within Storey County, and extending east into Lyon County. The range is named after James Finney, "Old Virginny", an early discoverer of gold associated with the Comstock Lode.<ref name=Smith>Smith, G.H., 1943, The History of the Comstock Lode, 1850–1997, Reno: University of Nevada Press, Template:ISBN</ref>Template:Rp

Geography

The mountain range forms a portion of the drainage divide between the Truckee River (north) and the Carson River (south).<ref name=USGS>Template:Cite web</ref> Truckee Meadows and the Washoe Valley are to the west, and the Lahontan Valley is to the east. It is associated with the Flowery Range.<ref name=vr/>

Several paths lead into the Virginia Range.<ref name=vr>Template:Cite web</ref> The highest peak is Mount Davidson at Template:Convert, near Virginia City, Nevada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other nearby peaks are Mount Bullion at Template:Convert<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Ophir Hill at Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Flora

Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi) is the dominant species at higher elevations. Other trees in the range include the Single-leaf Pinyon Pine (Pinus monophylla) and Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma).

Mining history

For the notable 1860s silver strike and mining town in the Virginia Range, see:

• Comstock Lode
• Virginia City, Nevada
• Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Nevada)
• National Register of Historic Places in Storey County, Nevada

External links

• Geology of the Virginia City Quadrangle, Nevada by GEORGE A. THOMPSON, 1950
• Topology map