Surrounding valleys range in elevation from 5,200 feet (1,600 m) in the Sage Spring Valley to the west to 4,430 feet (1,350 m) in the Kumiva Valley to the north to 3,900 feet (1,200 m) in Blue Wing Flat to the east.

[2][3] Surrounding ranges include the closely associated Nightingales to the west, the Truckees to the southwest, the Trinities to the southeast with Lovelock on the Humboldt River beyond.

To the northeast are the Selenite Range and the small Blue Wing Mountains are directly north across the narrow Juniper Pass.

[2][3][4] Sawhave is a name taken from the Paiute language meaning "common sage".

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