Snake Range
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The Snake Range is a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The south-central portion of the range is included within Great Basin National Park, with most of the remainder included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reaches a maximum elevation of 13,065 feet (3,982 m) at the summit of Wheeler Peak, the tallest independent mountain within Nevada and the second highest point within the state. The range also contains four of the five highest mountain peaks in Nevada, including all peaks greater than 12,000 feet (3,658 m) except for Boundary Peak.
Wheeler Peak, highest mountain in the Snake Range
Wheeler Peak and the Snake Range, looking north
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) on 'The Table'
Mt. Moriah and Great Basin Bristlecone Pines, looking southwest from "The Table"
White Pine County, Nevada
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White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,080. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old name for the limber pine, a common tree in the county's mountains.
White Pine County Courthouse in Ely
Wheeler Peak, elevation 13,065 feet (3,982 m), in Great Basin National Park.
Timber Creek in the Schell Creek Range
A limber (white) pine tree in Nevada