Diamond Mountains
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The Diamond Mountains are located along the border between White Pine County and Eureka County in eastern Nevada in the United States. The mountains lie in a north-south direction east and northeast of Eureka. The mountains cover an area of 293.4 square miles (760 km²), and reach an elevation of 8,970 feet at Diamond Peak near Box Spring Canyon at the northern end of the range. The mountain range lies between the Newark Valley to the east, and the Diamond Valley to the west.
The Bureau of Land Management oversees 96% of the range, and privately held land makes up the other 4%. Vegetation is primarily Pinon-juniper, Montane shrub, and Sagebrush steppe. The mountains are home to coyotes, badgers, woodrats, and the Yellow-bellied Marmot. At least five different species of lizards live in the Diamond Mountains.
[edit] References
- Biological Resources Research Center - [1]
- Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pgs. 39 & 47
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