McCullough Mountains
| McCullough Range | |
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The McCullough Range as seen from Eldorado Valley in Southern Nevada
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | McCullough Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,141.5 m (7,026 ft) |
| Geography | |
 McCullough Range
in Nevada |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| District | Clark County |
| Range coordinates | 35°54′57″N 115°02′54″W / 35.9158°N 115.0483°WCoordinates: 35°54′57″N 115°02′54″W / 35.9158°N 115.0483°W |
| Topo map | USGS Sloan NE |
The mountains in the McCullough Range mostly lie above the city of Henderson in the U.S. state of Nevada. The range has two distinct areas with the northern portion being primarily volcanic in origin, while the southern part of the range is primarily composed of metamorphic rock.
Some of the northern part of the range is designated as the North McCullough Wilderness Area by the US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management while some of the southern part of the range is similarly designated as the South McCullough Wilderness Area. In addition the North McCullough Wilderness Area is within the newly designated Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area which allows further protection and enhancement.
The McCullough Range is surrounded by three valleys. First, the Las Vegas Valley lies to the north; next, the north region of the Ivanpah Valley, with two major dry lakes borders the west; and to the east lies the endorheic basin of the Eldorado Valley. The range specifically borders one mountain range at the south, being connected to the northeast higher elevation foothills of the New York Mountains. Just northeast of the intersection of the two ranges, and in the southwest of Eldorado Valley lies the small Highland Range.
In the northern portion of the McCullough Range elevation spans from 2,000 ft (610 m) at the eastern base of the range to 5,092 ft (1,552 m) at Black Mountain. The peaks are volcanic in origin, rounded to flat-topped, and have a steep eastern escarpment and a gradual western slope. The area supports a unique combination of plants from the Mojave and Sonoran deserts and Great Basin Desert ecosystems.
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