The Pancake Range is located in east-central Nevada in the United States. The mountains lie in a generally north-south direction in Nye County and White Pine County. The Lunar Crater Volcanic Field lies at the southwestern end of the chain. The range reaches an elevation of 9,240 feet at Portuguese Mountain, and lies between Railroad Valley on the east, and Big Sand Springs Valley on the west.
The Bureau of Land Management manages 99.9% of the 864 square mile (2,238 km²) mountain area. Trees found in the range include: Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), Single-leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla), and Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum). Mammals found in the Pancake Range include: Pronghorn antelope, long-tailed pocket mouse, chisel-toothed kangaroo rat, and the little pocket mouse.