Entry Points:

Hercules Gap	Snake Mountains	Becky Peak
Osceola Road	Aultman Street	Steptoe Valley

About White Pine County

Miles of alternating mountains and valleys make up the 8,876 square miles of White Pine County. Mountain peaks can reach above 12,000 feet, and are often snow-capped with beautiful forests gracing their slopes. Valley floors range from about 5,500 feet to above 6,000, and are barren except for sagebrush, creosote, tufts of grass and other desert plants which can survive the hot, dry climate and alkaline soil. Creeks flowing out of the mountains disappear into the dry soil in the valley. The valley floors are usually flat, having been filled in by sediment under ancient lakes. At the feet of the mountains, the ground suddenly begins a gentle, steady slope upward until it meets the steeper sides of the mountain.

With a population of 9,181 inhabitants as of the year 2000, (and half of them in Ely), White Pine County is virtually uninhabited. Mining supports most of the population, and little farming is possible, due to lack of water, although cattle are grazed on the mountain slopes.

Most people traveling through the county see only the desolate valleys. Despite the grandeur of their size, and the serenity of their isolation, it is hard to make a case for them as tourist attractions. For the most part, the majestic mountains are less frequented than the highways, with the exception of Great Basin National Park, which is a misnomer since the Snake Mountain Range covers entire park, and none of the surrounding basins are included.

Three U.S. highways serve White Pine County. U.S. Highways 6 and 50 traverse it from east to west. They share the same route on their entry from Utah on the east, and divide near Ely, with Highway 50 heading northwest, and Highway 6 heading southwest. U.S. Highway 93 crosses the county from north to south. Hundreds of other roads and a few state highways cover the remote parts of the county.

With the large area covered by White Pine County (more than the state of Massachusetts), the number of mountain ranges and valleys across it is remarkable. They generally run in parallel lines from north to south, although there are gaps and branches.

Mountains:
Snake Range, Schell Creek Range, Egan Range, White Pine Range, Antelope Range, Cherry Creek Range, Butte Mountains, Pancake Range, Diamond Mountains

Valleys:
Steptoe Valley, Spring Valley, Butte Valley, Long Valley, Newark Valley, Jakes Valley

For More Information:
See Wikipedia's White Pine County page.

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Street Index

111 West Road 139th North Street 145th North Street 159th North Street 172nd North Street 185th North 185th South Street 189th North Street 191st South Street 198th South Street 212th North Street 218th North Street 225th North Street 238th North Street 244th North Street 250th North Street 282 South Street 283rd North Street 347th North road a dirt road a rest area

a road a trail a turnout Basset Lake road Cave Lake Road Cave Valley Road Cherry Creek Road Comins Lake Comins Lake Turnout County Route 16 County Route 27 County Route 28 County Route 41 Duck Creek road Ely Elk Turnout Gapview Trail Horse and Cattle Camp Loop Indian Creek road Lackawanna Road Larson Ranch Road Lexington Arch Road

Lexington Arch Trail Lincoln Highway Mattier Creek road Old Highway 93 Old Highway 93A Osceola Road Pole Line Road State Highway 487 State Highway 488 State Highway 490 State Highway 893 Strawberry Creek Road Substation Road Taylor Road U.S. Highway 6 & 50 U.S. Highway 6 & 50 & 93 U.S. Highway 93 U.S. Highway 93A Weaver Creek Road