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Sand Mountain is located about 20 miles east of Fallon, NV on US Hwy 50 in Churchill County.

Sand Mountain & Sand Springs Station

January 2009 - Sand Mountain from the Sand Springs Station - the scale of the mountain is hard to judge from this photo

January 2009 - Telephoto shot - the small black speck in the upper left hand corner is an ATV or dune buggy

January 2009 - Sand Mtn seen from east end of Salt Wells Basin - note the RVs and trailers parked at the base

January 2009 - Sand Mountain from Salt Wells Basin

January 2009 - The south end of the Stillwater Mtn Range as seen from the Sand Springs Station

January 2009 - The Sand Springs Pony Express Station

January 2009 - The station was covered by sand for nearly a century until it was rediscovered in 1976.

 

 

Rawhide Loop

 

 

 

 

January 2009 - SR 839 on the east side of Sand Springs Pass - It runs along side the restricted Fallon Naval Air Station bombing range.

January 2009 - Dromendary Hump, Fairview Peak

January 2009 - Sand Springs Range

January 2009 - Sand Springs Range

January 2009 - National Mill and Black Eagle Mine near the Rawhide town site

January 2009 - Note the terraces from mining

January 2009 - The north end of the Rawhide mining area

January 2009 - Corral close to the south end of Fourmile Canyon - looking south along Sand Springs Range

January 2009 - Looking north towards Four Mile Canyon and the Salt Wells Basin below

January 2009 - Looking back south towards the Rawhide area

January 2009 - Another view of the corral with the Sand Spring Range in the background

January 2009 - Traffic in Four Mile Canyon

January 2009 - Coming out of Four Mile Canyon with Salt Wells Basin Below and the Stillwater Mtn Range in the background

January 2009 - Huck Salt Mine in the Salt Wells Basin - note the reflection of the mountains in the water around the mine

January 2009 - Descending from Four Mile Canyon to Salt Wells Basin with Stillwater Mtn Range in background

January 2009 - Salt Mine

January 2009 - Sand Mountain in the distance

 

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