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Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
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.
The Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation is located in the county, on the south side of the City of Ely. The reservation has a land area of 104.99 acres (0.4249 km 2) and a 2000 census official resident population of 133 people.
Berry Creek is a SNOTEL weather station situated on the western face of South Schell Peak, at an elevation of 9100 feet (2774 m). Berry Creek has a subalpine climate ( Köppen Dfc ). Climate data for Berry Creek, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, 1985-2020 extremes: 9100ft (2774m)
Cave Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [1] in the Schell Creek Range, adjacent to Humboldt National Forest, in White Pine County, Nevada. The state park is located at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,200 m) five miles (8.0 km) southeast of Ely and is accessed via U.S. Route 50 and Success Summit ...
Ely Airport (IATA: ELY, ICAO: KELY, FAA LID: ELY) (Yelland Field) is a county-owned airport three miles northeast of Ely, in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. [1]The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 239 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [2] 216 in 2009 and 245 in 2010. [3]
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 White Pine County and the second-most prominent peak in Nevada, just behind Mount Charleston . [ 5 ]
Ward Mountain is the high point of the Egan Range in south-central White Pine County of eastern Nevada. [2] It ranks thirty-fourth among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. [4] The summit, part of a three mile long crest, is located just 10 miles (16 km) south of the city of Ely.