Bull Run Mountains (Nevada)
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The Bull Run Mountains is a mountain range in northern Elko County
, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada
in the Great Basin
region of the western United States
. Porter Peak, at 9157 feet (2,791.1 m) is the highest point of the range.
Elko County, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 45,291 people, 15,638 households, and 11,493 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/sq mi . There were 18,456 housing units at an average density of 1/sq mi...
, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
in the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...
region of the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Porter Peak, at 9157 feet (2,791.1 m) is the highest point of the range.