The Monte Cristo Range is located in western Nevada in the United States. The range lies southeast of the Excelsior Mountains and east and north of Highway 95 in Esmeralda County. The Bureau of Land Management manages 99.9% of the range. Sagebrush scrub makes up 63.1% of the mountains, with Shadscale comprising 36.6%. References "Volcanic and Sedimentary Rocks of the Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County, Nevada", University of Nevada, Reno Biological Resources Research Center - Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 52 Mountain ranges of Nevada Mountain ranges of Esmeralda County, Nevada