Boundary Peak (Nevada)

Boundary Peak
Boundary Peak as seen from Benton. Boundary is on the left (east), while connecting to higher Montgomery peak on the right (west).
Highest point
Elevation 13,147 ft (4,007 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 253 ft (77 m) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 37°50′46″N 118°21′05″W / 37.846097728°N 118.351299017°W / 37.846097728; -118.351299017Coordinates: 37°50′46″N 118°21′05″W / 37.846097728°N 118.351299017°W / 37.846097728; -118.351299017 [1]
Geography
Parent range White Mountains
Topo map USGS Boundary Peak
Geology
Age of rock Cretaceous
Mountain type Quartz monzonite
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 2[3]

Boundary Peak is a mountain in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. With a peak elevation of 13,147 feet (4,007 m), it is the highest natural point in the state of Nevada.[2]

Geography

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.[4]

While it is the highest point in Nevada, the considerably taller Montgomery Peak (13,441 feet (4,097 m)) is less than a mile away, across the state line in California. By most definitions Boundary Peak, which has a prominence of only 253 feet, is considered to be a sub-peak of Montgomery Peak.

Boundary Peak is only 82 feet (25 m) taller than Wheeler Peak, which is located in Great Basin National Park, White Pine County in eastern Nevada. By most definitions, Wheeler Peak is the tallest independent mountain within Nevada.

Climbing

This peak is most often climbed from the Nevada side. From there, a climber may scramble the ridge connecting to Montgomery Peak. It is recommended that the U.S. Forest Service (Inyo National Forest) be contacted so they can provide climbing information.

Boundary Peak view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Boundary Peak

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Boundary". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  2. 1 2 "Boundary Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  3. 1 2 "Desert Peaks Section List" (PDF). Angeles Chapter, Sierra Club.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
  • "Boundary Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  • Inyo National Forest: Boundary Peak Wilderness Area.



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