Virginia Range

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title: "Virginia Range" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountain-ranges-of-nevada", "mountain-ranges-of-storey-county,-nevada", "mountain-ranges-of-lyon-county,-nevada", "mountain-ranges-of-the-great-basin", "virginia-city,-nevada"] description: "Mountain range in Nevada, United States" topic_path: "general/mountain-ranges-of-nevada" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Range" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain range in Nevada, United States ::

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name	Virginia Range
photo	Carleton Watkins (American - The Bullion Mine, Virginia City, Nevada - Google Art Project.jpg
photo_caption	The Bullion Mine and mountain of the Virginia Range, Virginia City, Nevada.
Photograph by Carleton Watkins.
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country	United States
state	Nevada
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Geography

The mountain range forms a portion of the drainage divide between the Truckee River (north) and the Carson River (south). 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.

Several paths lead into the Virginia Range. The highest peak is Mount Davidson at 7864 ft, near Virginia City, Nevada. Other nearby peaks are Mount Bullion at 7682 ft and Ophir Hill at 7782 ft.

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

References

References

1. Smith, G.H., 1943, The History of the Comstock Lode, 1850–1997, Reno: University of Nevada Press, {{ISBN. 1888035048
2. "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". USGS.gov.
3. (November 8, 2015). "Virginia Range (NV)".
4. (June 15, 2016). "Mount Davidson (NV)".
5. (Sep 13, 2012). "Mount Bullion (NV)".
6. (Jan 23, 2008). "Ophir Hill (NV)".

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