Black Mountains (Nevada)
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| Black Mountains | |
| Mountain Range | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Nevada |
| District | Clark County |
| Coordinates | |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 684 m (2,244 ft) |
| Timezone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Topo map | USGS Middle Point |
The Black Mountains, a mid-Miocene formation,[2] in Nevada are a series of rugged, rocky volcanic mountains ranging in elevations to 3,025 feet. The range runs from California into Arizona. The Black Mountains are essentially a continuation of the Amargosa Range, and lie in a generally north-south direction at the southern end. The range includes named feature like the Redstone Peaks
Deep canyons and washes that flow southeast into the Overton Arm of Lake Mead cut into the mountain range.[3] The range contains deposits of soft manganese oxides/hydroxides.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Black Mountains. Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ Miocene extension and extensional folding in an anticlinal segment of the Black Mountains accommodation zone, Colorado River extensional corridor, southwestern United States. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. “The mid-Miocene Black Mountains accommodation zone of southern Nevada and western Arizona is a well-exposed example of an accommodation zone linking two regionally extensive and opposing tilt domains.”
- ^ Hiking Around the Southern Nevada Wilderness Areas. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ Black Mountains District, Clark Co., Nevada, USA. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
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