Bunker Hill (Nevada)

Bunker Hill
View of Bunker Hill from Kingston
Highest point
Elevation 11,477 ft (3,498 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 2,793 ft (851 m) [2]
Listing Nevada County High Points 5th
Coordinates 39°15′10″N 117°07′34″W / 39.252861°N 117.12623°W / 39.252861; -117.12623Coordinates: 39°15′10″N 117°07′34″W / 39.252861°N 117.12623°W / 39.252861; -117.12623 [1]
Geography
Bunker Hill
Nevada, U.S.
Location Lander County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Toiyabe Range
Topo map USGS BUNKER HILL
Climbing
Easiest route From Kingston Summit, southeast along a 4-wheel drive road and then the ridgeline, Class 2 scramble[3]

Bunker Hill is the highest mountain in Lander County, within the Toiyabe Range of central Nevada, United States.[2] It is the twenty-second highest mountain in the state.[4] The peak is located within the Austin Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, about 17 miles south of the small town of Austin and just northwest of the small town of Kingston.[1]

Summit panorama

Bunker Hill view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Bunker Hill

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BUNKER HILL". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. 1 2 "Bunker Hill, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Bunker Hill". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.


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