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Gabbs Valley Range

Coordinates: 38°40′19″N 118°11′07″W / 38.67194°N 118.18528°W / 38.67194; -118.18528
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Gabbs Valley Range
Gabbs Valley Range is located in Nevada
Gabbs Valley Range
Gabbs Valley Range
location of Gabbs Valley Range in Nevada[1]
Highest point
Elevation2,209 m (7,247 ft)
Naming
EtymologyGabbs Valley, which was named for scientist William More Gabb
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
DistrictMineral County
Range coordinates38°40′19″N 118°11′07″W / 38.67194°N 118.18528°W / 38.67194; -118.18528
Topo mapUSGS Mount Ferguson

The Gabbs Valley Range is a mountain range in the west of the central Nevada desert in the Great Basin region. The range is within Mineral County, Nevada.

The valley was named after an engineer, E. S. Gabbs.[2]

Gabbs Watershed

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The Gabbs Watershed (USGS Huc 16060002) is a 2,060 sq mi (5,300 km2) area that includes the [3] Gabbs Valley and the slopes of the perimeter Great Basin mountain ranges within the watersheds' drainage divides, e.g., of the Gabbs Valley Range.

References

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  1. ^ "Gabbs Valley Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 51.
  3. ^ Nevada Government Website