The communities of Battle Mountain and Valmy lie just to the east and north respectively along Interstate 80 in the Humboldt River valley.

Nevada State Route 305 runs along the southeast side of the range from Battle Mountain toward Austin to the south.

The Humboldt River Valley lies to the northeast with the Sheep Creek Range beyond.

[5] Named peaks include: The range has a long history of mining following the original discovery in 1866.

The area produced copper, gold, silver, antimony, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, arsenic, turquoise, and nickel.