"Lander County, North Part, is in the north-central part of Nevada. The survey area contains 1,588,530 acres, or 2,482 square miles. Battle Mountain is the only town located in the survey area. The survey area is bounded on the west by Pershing and Humboldt counties, on the north by Elko County, and on the East by Eureka County. The northeastern part of the county is included in the Tuscarora Mountain Area soil survey"--Page 1.