 To the east are remote Monitor Valley and the Monitor Range.Lying to the south of the range are U.S. Route 6 (Nevada) and the community of Tonopah, while to the north is U.S. Route 50 ("The Loneliest Highway in America"), leading to the small community of Austin.The high central section of the Toquima Range is a large area of subalpine tundra surrounding the three summits of Mount Jefferson.