White Pine Range
The White Pine Range is a group of mountains in southern White Pine County, in eastern Nevada. The range runs for approximately 51 miles from Beck Pass in the north to Currant Pass in the south. To the west of the range are the Duckwater tribal lands and the northern arm of large Railroad Valley. To the east are Jakes Valley and the northern part of the long White River Valley. To the south are the Horse and Grant Ranges.
The White Pine Range is a unit of the larger Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest administered by the US Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.
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U.S. Route 50, the "Loneliest Road in America", crosses the range near its northern end at Little Antelope Summit. At the southern edge of the range U.S. Route 6 crosses at Currant Summit. The southern edge of the range extends into northeastern Nye County.
The historic mining area of Hamilton lies just south of Highway 50, and includes Mt. Hamilton. The southern portion of the range rises to a thin limestone ridge, including Currant Mountain, the high point of the range. Nearby are Duckwater Peak and White Pine Peak. This high section of the range is protected as the Currant Mountain Wilderness Area, and its eastern slopes serve as headwaters to the White River. The White Pine Range Wilderness Area borders the Currant Mountain Wilderness on the south.
Although named after the Limber Pine, the range might better be known for its large and vigorous stand of Great Basin Bristlecone Pines. Young and old trees alike exist at elevations above 10,000 feet, right up to the summit of Currant Mountain.
