te z ▁C any on . ▁The ▁n ort he astern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁reaches ▁the ▁H umb old t ▁River ▁at ▁Pal is ade ▁about ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Car lin . ▁ ▁The ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Land ▁Management ▁over se es ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁range , ▁while ▁priv ately ▁held ▁land ▁accounts ▁for ▁the ▁other ▁ 3 0 %. ▁Veg et ation ▁is ▁primarily ▁p iny on - j uni per , ▁mont ane ▁shr ub , ▁and ▁s age br ush ▁ste ppe . ▁At ▁least ▁four ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁m ice ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁range . ▁The ▁side - bl ot ched ▁l izard ▁and ▁the ▁ch is el - to oth ed ▁k ang ar oo ▁rat ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mountains . ▁ ▁The ▁range ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Hern án ▁Cort és , ▁the ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁Spanish ▁conquist ador . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bi ological ▁Resources ▁Research ▁Center ▁- ▁ ▁Nev ada ▁Atlas ▁& ▁Gazette er , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁pg . ▁ 3 8 ▁ ▁Category : Mount ain ▁ranges ▁of ▁E ure ka ▁County , ▁Nev ada ▁Category : Mount ain ▁ranges ▁of ▁Nev ada <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁football ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 th ▁season ▁of ▁college ▁football ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season .