Elevation 10,881 ft (3,317 m) Country United States of America | Length 50 mi (80 km) N-S | |
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Width 5–10 mi (8.0–16.1 km) E-W Mountains | ||
The Carson Range is a spur of the Sierra Nevada in eastern California and western Nevada that starts at Carson Pass and stretches north to the Truckee River near Verdi, Nevada.
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Map of Carson Range, Nevada 89511, USA
GeographyEdit
The mountain range about 50 miles (80 km) long and 5-10 miles (8-16 km) wide, with 3/4 of the range lying within the state of Nevada. The Carson and Sierra Nevada mountains together cast a rain shadow over the Greater Reno Area and Carson City.
Unlike the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west of Lake Tahoe, the Carson Range loses its snow much earlier (April), and gains it much later (December). In fact, it receives about half the snowfall as mountains west of the lake. Meltwater from the range feeds into the Truckee River and West Fork Carson River, as well as Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake.
TransportationEdit
The western slopes of the range form the eastern shoreline of Lake Tahoe, along which US 50 and NV 28 form a partial ring road around Lake Tahoe.
Travel between Lake Tahoe and Carson City is possible via US 50 over Spooner Summit, or NV 207 over Daggett Pass. Winding through the northern half of the range lies NV 431, connecting Incline Village to Reno over Mount Rose Summit.
The Tahoe Rim Trail traverses this mountain range.