Mesquite Valley

Mesquite Valley is a valley in Clark County, Nevada and Inyo County and San Bernardino County, California. Mesquite is an endorheic basin with Mesquite Lake at is lowest point at an elevation of 2,536 feet / 773 meters.[1] This valley trends northwest and southeast with a head at 35°40′07″N 115°29′09″W / 35.66861°N 115.48583°W / 35.66861; -115.48583 to the southeast near State Line Pass and another head at 35°53′50″N 115°46′55″W / 35.89722°N 115.78194°W / 35.89722; -115.78194 at the southwestern end of Pahrump Valley, at an elevation of 2,808 feet / 856 meters, between the Kingston Range and Black Butte to the northwest. It is bounded on the northeast by the Spring Mountains, by the Mesquite Mountains to the southwest and the Clark Mountains to the southeast.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mesquite Lake
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mesquite Valley

Coordinates: 35°46′06″N 115°36′14″W / 35.76833°N 115.60389°W / 35.76833; -115.60389

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