<b>The Gap</b>, Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Eastern Mojave Vegetation

The Gap, Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Query:

See also: Columbus Salt Marsh. Gap Spring.

A water gap between Emigrant Peak and the Volcanic Hills through which Fish Lake Valley drains into Columbus Salt Marsh.

Latitude: 37.97585 Longitude: -117.99055 (° decimal)

Articles that refer to this location:

Field Notes: Coll. No. 1150, 22 Jun 2015;
The Gap Road, Esmeralda County, Nevada: in The Gap;
Nevada Highway 773: near The Gap;
U. S. Highway 6: near "The Gap";

Literature Referring To This Location:

Reheis, Marith C., Janet L Slate, Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki, and Charles E. Meyer. 1993. A late Pliocene to middle Pleistocene pluvial lake in Fish Lake Valley, Nevada and California. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 105: 953-967. {TAS-pdf}

The Gap, looking south into Fish Lake Valley.	The Gap looking north.	Look south from the approximate middle of The Gap	Spring mound in the gap.	Watercourse crossing in the Gap.
Zebra-tailed lizard in The Gap.	Coll. No. 1150, Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius

No collections made at this location.

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:36 PM, 8/1/2026.