The range lies in a southwest-northeasterly direction in Churchill County, and contains Mount Augusta, at 9,967 feet (3,038 m) above sea level.

The Augusta Mountains lie to the northeast and the New Pass Range to the east.

A large part of the range, 196,128 acres (793.70 km2), lies within the Clan Alpine Mountains Wilderness Study Area.

The Clan Alpine Mountains lie to the north and northwest of Highway 50.

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