Range lines are established at intervals of 6 miles to the east and 6 miles to the west of the principal meridian. The resulting 6-mile-wide spaces are called ranges and are numbered east and west of the principal meridian.

REMEMBER! The spaces, not the lines, are called ranges, and the spaces, not the lines, are numbered.

The first range west is called Range 1 West.

The next range west is called Range 2 West, and so on.