Hays Canyon Range

The Hays Canyon Range is a mountain range in northwest Washoe County, Nevada, adjacent the California border. The Surprise Valley with its alkali lakes and the Warner Mountains lie to the west.

Description
The Hays Canyon Range is a mostly linear, north-south trending range, variable in width, about 40 mi long. The range overlooks the linear Surprise Valley to the west; high elevation dry lakes, above 5500 ft lie to the northeast. Crooks Lake lies in the north of the lower elevation section of the range.

The highpoint of the range is Hays Canyon Peak, 7916 ft at the extreme south of the range. Other peaks from north to south are:


 * Fortynine Mountain, 7462 ft
 * Big Hat Mountain, 6854 ft
 * Drag Road Canyon–Button Brush Flat
 * The Craters
 * Little Hat Mountain, 7166 ft
 * Divine Peak, 7462 ft (in east)
 * Hays Canyon Peak, 7916 ft (west of center)
 * Pegleg Canyon
 * Red Mountain, 6974 ft