The mountains reach an elevation of 11,239 feet (3,425 m) at Mount Grant, approximately eight miles northwest of Hawthorne.

The mountains lie in a north-south direction west of Highway 95, and cover an area of 1,170 km² (451 sq mi).

[2] The range, and specifically Mount Grant (Northern Paiute: Kurangwa), play a major role in the creation story of the groups of Northern Paiute people whose ancestors periodically lived near the mountain during their seasonal migrations.

Kurangwa is a sacred being to them and is responsible for the creation of the Walker Lake (Agai Pah).

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