Highland Peak

Highland Peak is a summit in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The elevation is 9,337 feet (2,846 m).[1]

Highland Peak was named after the Scottish Highlands, the ancestral home of a pioneer citizen.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Highland Peak
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 45.

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