Highland Range (Clark County)

For the range of the same name in Lincoln County, Nevada, see Highland Range (Lincoln County).

Highland Range (Clark County)
File:McCullough Mountain from Eldorado Valley 1.jpg Highland Range northwest of Eldorado Valley (foreground)
Highest point
Peak	Castle Peak 4879 ft. (Northwest part of range)
Elevation
Coordinates
Dimensions
Length	N-S
Geography
Highland Range (Clark County) Highland Range of Clark County, Nevada
Country	United States
State	Nevada
District	Clark County
Settlement	Searchlight
Borders on	McCullough Range-W Eldorado Valley-N, NE & SE Piute Wash- SW
Topo map	USGS McCullough Mtn., Nevada 15 minute Topo Quad, 1960

The Highland Range of Clark County, Nevada, is a small 10-mile (16 km) long, range south of Henderson, Nevada and separated from the southeast flank of the McCullough Range by a narrow approximately three mile wide valley at the head of Piute Wash.

The Highland Range also lies on the southwest border region of the endorheic Eldorado Valley. The Highland Range Crucial Bighorn Habitat Area is a large part of the range's north, and also the alluvial plains on the northeast above Eldorado Valley.

Description

The Highland Range is about 10 miles long. A north section with a ridgeline extends somewhat into Eldorado Valley; the center and southeast gradually lowers in elevation toward the southern margin of Eldorado Valley just to the northwest of the mining area around Searchlight. The southern end of the Eldorado Mountains which form the eastern margin of Eldorado Valley lies just to the northeast of Searchlight.

U.S. Route 95 runs south through Eldorado Valley to the east of the Highlands to Searchlight. Nevada State Route 164 runs west from Searchlight through Paiute Wash.