U. S. Highway 93

Eastern Mojave Vegetation	U. S. Highway 93
	Tom Schweich

Topics in this Article: Literature Cited	(No Preface)
	United States, Montana below …
	Junction: U. S. Interstate 90
	Montana above … Idaho below …
	Junction: U. S. Interstate 84.
	Idaho above … Nevada below …
Other Articles: Interstate 80: Wells Locations: Wells.	Wells Junction: U. S. Interstate 80.
Other Articles: Nevada Highway 229: 90000	Junction: Nevada Highway 229.
Literature Cited: - Denniston, Rhawn F., Yemane Asmerom, Victor Polyak, Jeffrey A. Dorale, Scott J. Carperter, Chalres Trodick, Brian Hoye, and Luis A. Gonzalez, 2007. Locations: Goshute Cave.	Junction: US Highway 93, north to Wendover, Nevada, on US Interstate 80, at the Utah border. Goshute Cave is about 8 miles to the west, across Steptoe Valley, and on the east side of the Cherry Creek Mountains.
Other Articles: Nevada State Route 486: at US Hwy 93 N	Junction: Nevada State Route 486, east to Duck Creek Valley, and then south.
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: near Steptoe Locations: Steptoe.	Steptoe is to the east-southeast, behind the copper smelter, on the slopes below the Duck Creek Range. There are several collections of Swertia albomarginata from Steptoe.
Locations: McGill.	McGill Mill and smelter.
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: in vicinity of Ely Locations: Ely.	Ely
Other Articles: U. S. Highway 50: at US Hwy 6 W	Junction: U. S. Highway 50.
Other Articles: U. S. Highway 6: in Ely	Junction: U. S. Highway 6. US Hwy 93 follows the route of US Hwy 50 and US Hwy 6 for 27 miles east of Ely.
Other Articles: Nevada State Route 486: at US Hwy 50	Junction: Nevada State Route 486, east to Cave Valley Lake and then north.
Other Articles: U. S. Highway 50: at US Hwy 93	Junction: U. S. Highway 50, East. (Use U. S. Highway 50 for access to U. S. Highway 6.)
Other Articles: Nevada State Route 894: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Nevada State Route 894, "Shoshone Road", across Spring Valley to the west flank of the Snake Range, and then south to Shoshone and Minerva.
Locations: North Spring Point.	North Spring Point
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: at Bristol Pass Locations: Bristol Pass.	Bristol Pass to the west.
Other Articles: Bristol Mine Road: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Bristol Mine Road Bristol Mine Road goes west through Bristol Pass, turns south past Bristol Wells, and then returns east to Bristol and the Bristol Silver Mines on the west side of the Bristol Range.
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: at Atlanta Locations: Atlanta.	Union Pacific Railroad Crossing. Station of Atlanta just to the west of the highway.
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: near Pioche Nevada State Route 322: at US Hwy 93 Locations: Pioche.	Pioche Junction: Nevada State Route 322, east to Spring Valley State Park. County seat of Lincoln County, NV. Motels: (1) ..., (2) Hutchings Motel, P. O. Box 353, Pioche NV 89043 (702) 962-5404. The Lincoln County Record is published by: Pioche Record Publishing Co, Inc., PO Box 507, Pioche NV 89043. "... a recently chained area [is] available for woodcutters; Reed Cabin Summit chaining is near Eagle Valley State Park and is reasonably accessible" (Lincoln County Record, 126(3), Oct 5, 1995). This was a surprise to me, I thought the BLM had stopped chaining …
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: near Panaca Locations: Panaca.	Panaca
Other Articles: Nevada State Route 319: at USHwy93	Junction: Nevada Highway 319, east to Utah.
Other Articles: Beaver Dam Road: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Beaver Dam Road, 31 miles to Beaver Dam State Park. The road crosses the Union Pacific tracks at Acoma, a former populated place with a post office. A collection of Swertia albomarginata was made near Acoma.
	Caliente Motels and restaurants. Caliente seems more like a center of commerce for Lincoln County than does Pioche or Panaca.
	Hancock Summit, Delamar Mountains "On the west slope of Hancock Summit, in the Delamar Mountains near Caliente, Joshua trees grow among the sagebrush and juniper well beyond the northern limit of creosote bush, co-indicator (with Joshuas) of the Mojave Desert. Here grows a disorienting mix of plants: juniper, Joshua tree, sagebrush, green rabbitbush, Palmer's penstemon, white prickly-poppy. (Trimble, 1989)"
	Dry Lake Valley On a mid-October morning we encountered four (4) Golden Eagles sitting on fence posts as we crossed Dry Lake Valley, west of the Delamar Mountains.
	Pahroc Range
Other Articles: Nevada Highway 318: at US Hwy 93 Nevada Highway 375: 22000	Junction: Nevada Highway 318, and Nevada Highway 375.
	Ash Springs Taylor, F. R., L. A. Gillman, and J. W. Pedretti. 1989. (Dep Biol. Sci., Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154.); "Impact of cattle on two isolated fish populations in Pahranagat Valley, Nevada [USA]." Great Basin Naturalist. 1989 49(4):491-495.
Other Articles: Swertia albomarginata: in Pahranagat Range Locations: Pahranagat Range.	Pahranagat Range with Badger Mountain (elevation 7976 ft.) to the west. Canyon Road, about 2 miles north of Alamo, may give access to the Pahranagat Range.
Locations: Alamo.	Alamo "On September 12, 1995, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in the Federal Register the availability of the Public/Agency Review Draft of the Recovery Plan for the Aquatic and Riparian Species of the Pahranagat Valley" (Lincoln County Record, 126(3), Oct 5 1995). So there must be an issue of native fish and water usage along the White River in the Pahranagat Valley.
Other Articles: Alamo Road: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Alamo Road or Old Corn Creek Road, passing south down the west side of the Sheep Range to US Highway 95 near Corn Creek.
Locations: Arrow Canyon Range.	Arrow Canyon Range to the east.
Other Articles: Interstate 15: 34000	Junction: U. S. Interstate 15
	US Hwy 93 follows the route of US Interstate 15 for 21 miles. Please refer to the I-15 road log for details between the two junctions.
	Las Vegas
Other Articles: U. S. Highway 95: Las Vegas U. S. Interstate 515: 11000 Interstate 15: 36000	Junction: U. S. Interstate 15, Northeast to Utah, Southwest to California. U. S. Interstate 515, southeast through Las Vegas to Henderson. U. S. Highway 95, north to Beatty, Tonopah, and other western Nevada garden spots. U. S. Highway 93 is coindicent with U. S. Interstate 515 from the junction with Interstate 15 in the center of Las Vegas through Henderson, Nevada.
Other Articles: U. S. Highway 95: 52000 U. S. Interstate 515: 14000	Junction: U. S. Interstate 515, freeway to the center of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Other Articles: Nevada State Route 166: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Nevada State Route 166, north to Boulder Beach.
Other Articles: FAQ: Highway 93 at Hoover Dam Locations: Hoover Dam.	Hoover Dam
	Kingman Junction: U. S. Interstate 40, west to Barstow.
	Junction: U. S. Interstate 40, east to Flagstaff.
Other Articles: Arizona Highway 89: at US Hwy 93	Junction: Arizona Highway 89, north to Prescott, and then to US Interstate 40 near Ash Fork.
	Wickenburg
	Phoenix
	Literature Cited A list of all literature cited by this web site can be found in the Bibliography.
	Denniston, Rhawn F., Yemane Asmerom, Victor Polyak, Jeffrey A. Dorale, Scott J. Carperter, Chalres Trodick, Brian Hoye, and Luis A. Gonzalez. 2007. Synchronous millenial-scale climatic changes in the Great Basin and the North Atlantic during the last interglacial. Geology. 35(7):619-622. {TAS-pdf} Location records referred to by this literature: Goshute Cave, White Pine County, Nevada.
If you have a question or a comment you may write to me at: tas4@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address.	[Home Page] Date and time this article was prepared: 5/15/2008 12:36:08 PM

Wells

McGill

Ely

North Spring Point

Pioche

Panaca

Caliente

Hancock Summit, Delamar Mountains

Dry Lake Valley

Pahroc Range

Ash Springs

Alamo

Las Vegas

Hoover Dam

Kingman

Wickenburg

Phoenix

Literature Cited