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Most prominent summits. Of the most prominent summits of Nevada, Charleston Peak and Wheeler Peak exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet) of topographic prominence, eight peaks are ultra-prominent summits with more than 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence, and the following 52 peaks exceed 1400 meters (4593 feet).
Mount Charleston. Mount Charleston, including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute [5] or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni [6]) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), [7] is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County, in Nevada, United States. It is the eighth-highest mountain in the state. [8]
This is a list of highest points in the U.S. state of Nevada, in alphabetical order by county. All elevations use the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), the currently accepted vertical control datum for United States, Canada and Mexico. Elevations are from the National Geodetic Survey when available.
Boundary Peak is the northernmost peak of 13,000 feet or greater elevation within the White Mountains. The summit is located in Esmeralda County of southwestern Nevada, and is within the Boundary Peak Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest. It is less than half a mile (1 km) from the California state line, which is how it derived its name.
Mount Williamson (center) (14,379 feet or 4,383 metres), from near the Independence Airport.. Williamson stands in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.It is located approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous U.S., and about 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Shepherd Pass, the nearest trail access.
An extinct volcano, [6] the mountain is in between Lake Tahoe and Reno. [7] State Route 431 traverses Mount Rose Summit southeast of Mount Rose. [7] Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow. [8] The view from Mount Rose facing east is the Truckee Meadows, the second largest population center in Nevada.
Wheeler Peak Glacier is a glacier situated at the base of Wheeler Peak within Great Basin National Park in the U.S. state of Nevada. [2] It is the only glacier in the state, and one of the southernmost glaciers in the United States. [3] At a height of 13,063 feet (3,982 m), Wheeler Peak is the tallest mountain in the Snake Range and the second ...
Wheeler Peak is the tallest mountain in the Snake Range and in White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. The summit elevation of 13,065 feet (3,982 m) makes it the second-highest peak in Nevada, just behind Boundary Peak. [4] With a topographic prominence of 7,563 feet (2,305 m), Wheeler Peak is the most topographically prominent peak in ...