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Halfpint Range
Halfpint Range is located in Nevada
Halfpint Range
Location in Nevada
Highest point
Peak Cockeyed Ridge
Elevation 1,925 m (6,316 ft)
Dimensions
Length 22 mi (35 km) N-S
Width 5 mi (8.0 km) E-W
Geography
Country United States
State Nevada
District Nye County
Range coordinates 37°3′N 115°56′W / 37.050°N 115.933°W / 37.050; -115.933
Topo map USGS Jangle Ridge, Aysees Peak, Plutonium Valley, Oak Spring 7.5 minute quads

The Halfpint Range is a low arcuate mountain range in eastern Nye County and extending into southwest Lincoln County, Nevada. The western portion of the range lies within the Nevada Test Site. Yucca Flat and Plutonium Valley lie to west and Frenchman Flat to the south. The Buried Hills, the Papoose Range and Papoose Lake lie to the east. French Peak (5,280 ft (1,610 m)) is at the south end and Banded Mountain (5,336 ft (1,626 m)) lies at the north end of the range.

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