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| Pahroc Range | |
|---|---|
| Name | Pahroc Range |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Region | Lincoln County |
| Highest | Mount Wilson |
| Elevation ft | 7113 |
Pahroc Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, located east of the White River and near U.S. Route 93, forming part of the Basin and Range Province and lying within the broader Great Basin region, adjacent to features such as the Ely area and the Mormon Mountains. The range is proximate to communities and landmarks including Caliente, Nevada, Eagle Valley, Pioche, and federal lands managed by agencies like the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Pahroc area occupies terrain between the White River watershed and the Pahranagat Valley, with topographic relief connecting to nearby ranges such as the Kern Mountains and the Delamar Mountains, and accesses via corridors used historically by routes like U.S. Route 6 and Nevada State Route 318. Its ridgelines and basins interface with hydrological features including Muddy River tributaries, and the range lies within geographic provinces recognized by institutions such as the United States Geological Survey and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, influencing maps used by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology researchers and conservation planners from the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
The range is part of the Basin and Range extensional province described in literature by geologists associated with the United States Geological Survey and the Geological Society of America, featuring fault-bounded blocks, alluvial fans, and igneous outcrops comparable to formations studied in the Snake Range and the Spring Mountains. Rock types and structures in the area have been investigated alongside regional studies by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and academic programs at institutions like the University of Nevada, Reno, showing relationships to Miocene volcanic sequences chronicled in publications by the American Geophysical Union and stratigraphic frameworks used by the Paleontological Society.
Vegetation communities across the Pahroc vicinity include sagebrush steppe and pinyon-juniper woodlands similar to those documented by the Great Basin National Park inventories and the United States Forest Service ecological classifications, supporting wildlife species monitored by the Nevada Department of Wildlife and federal programs from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Faunal assemblages reflect connections to populations in the Mojave Desert and the Great Basin Desert, with species groups comparable to those surveyed in studies by the National Park Service and conservation organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, and hosting birds recorded by the Audubon Society and mammals included in assessments by the Wildlife Society.
Indigenous presence in the region parallels cultural histories of groups like the Western Shoshone, Southern Paiute, and interactions noted in ethnographic records held by institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Nevada Historical Society, with traditional use patterns comparable to sites in the Colorado River basin and oral histories documented in archives at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Euro-American exploration and settlement tied the area to mining booms centered on towns such as Pioche and Caliente, Nevada, infrastructure projects involving the Lincoln County commissioners and rail lines like the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, and land-use changes recorded in federal land patents and proceedings of the General Land Office.
Modern uses include hiking, wildlife viewing, and hunting regulated under seasons set by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, alongside off-highway vehicle access governed by the Bureau of Land Management travel plans and recreational guidelines similar to those at Valley of Fire State Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The area is used for scientific fieldwork by researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno, amateur naturalists associated with the Sierra Club, and outdoor guides linked to local businesses in Lincoln County, Nevada, while grazing allotments and mineral rights are administered under statutes influenced by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
Conservation and land management involve partnerships among the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nevada Department of Wildlife, and non-governmental organizations like the Nature Conservancy and the Sierra Club, with policies shaped by federal statutes such as the Endangered Species Act and management plans reflecting landscape-scale priorities found in Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative efforts. Protection measures and monitoring draw on inventories and mapping by the United States Geological Survey and planning guidance referenced by regional entities including the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and local stakeholders in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada Category:Landforms of Lincoln County, Nevada