Pintwater Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in Nevada, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox mountain  | name = Pintwater Range | native_name = | other_name =  | etymology =  | image = | image_caption =  | country = United States | state = Nevada | region = | district_type = Counties | district = {{hlist|Churchill|Lincoln}} | topo_map = Quartz Peak | topo_maker = USGS  | borders_on = Indian Springs Valley-W<br/>Three Lakes Valley-E<br/>East Desert Range-NE<br/>Desert Range-SE<br/>Spring Mountains-SSE | settlement_type = | settlement = Indian Springs, NV  | range_coordinates = {{coord|36|56|25.855|N|115|33|44.079|W|type:mountain_scale:300000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | range_coordinates_ref = | highest = Quartz Peak (Nevada) | highest_location = Pintwater Range (center-north) | elevation_ft = 6395 | elevation_ref = | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | length_mi = | length_orientation = | width_mi = | width_orientation = | area_mi2 =  | geology = | orogeny = | age =  | map = Nevada | map_caption = Pintwater Range in Nevada<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=845228|name=Pintwater Range|accessdate=2009-05-04}}</ref> }} The '''Pintwater Range''' is a mountain range in Churchill and Lincoln counties, in the U.S. state of Nevada.<ref name="gnis"/>

Pintwater Range was figuratively named due to a lack of water.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=17}}</ref>

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Category:Mountain ranges of Churchill County, Nevada Category:Mountain ranges of Lincoln County, Nevada Category:Mountain ranges of Nevada