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Schell Creek Range

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	North Schell Peak (11,883 ft/3622 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Nevada
Area	2,175 sq mi / 5,633 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	142 mi / 229 km North-South 34 mi / 55 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	39° 6' N; 114° 44' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Schell Creek Range
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Schell Creek Range.

East Central Great Basin Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Ruby-East Humboldt Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Cherry Creek-Pequop-Antelope Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Goshute Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Deep Creek Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
White Pine Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Grant-Quinn Canyon Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Egan Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Schell Creek Range	Level 5
Duck Creek Range	Level 6 (Child)
Ely Range	Level 6 (Child)
Snake Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Wilson Creek-White Rock Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Schell Creek Range

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	North Schell Peak	11,883	3622
2.	Schell Creek Peak 3595	11,795	3595
3.	Schell Creek Peak 3587	11,768	3587
4.	South Schell Peak	11,736	3577
5.	Taft Peak	11,706	3568
6.	Schell Creek Peak 3519	11,545	3519
7.	Schell Creek Peak 3460	11,352+	3460+
8.	Peak 11345	11,345	3458
9.	Schell Creek Peak 3379	11,086	3379
10.	Mount Grafton	10,990	3350
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Duck Creek Range High Point	10,289	3136	Duck Creek Range

Photos of Peaks in the Schell Creek Range

North Schell Peak View south along the crest of the Schell Creek Range from N. Schell Peak summit (2011-08-11). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.	Schell Creek Peak 3595 Schell Creek Peak 3595 from the southwest (2016-10-13). Photo by Greg Gerlach. Click here for larger-size photo.
Schell Creek Peak 3587 Schell Creek Peak 3587 from the summit cairn of South Schell Peak (2013-09-02). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.	South Schell Peak Jerry and Cheryl on the summit (2019-09-06). Photo by Cheryl Thomas. Click here for larger-size photo.
Taft Peak Taft Peak from the summit cairn of South Schell Peak (2013-09-02). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.	Schell Creek Peak 3519 Schell Creek Peak 11,545' (2020-09-25). Photo by Kellie Dobrescu. Click here for larger-size photo.
Schell Creek Peak 3460 Schell Creek Peak 3460 looking south from the summit ridge of South Schell Peak (2013-09-02). Photo by Scott Kruis. Click here for larger-size photo.	Schell Creek Peak 3379 Schell Creek Peak 3379 from the south (2016-10-13). Photo by Greg Gerlach. Click here for larger-size photo.
Mount Grafton View north toward south ridge of Mt. Grafton (north of county highpoint) (2013-07-22). Photo by Joseph Del Grosso. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cave Mountain Summit area of Cave Mountain, seen from the north, with its forest of bristlecone pine, limber pine, and Engelmann spruce (2001-09-27). Photo by Chris Earle. Click here for larger-size photo.

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