NEVADA'S FIFTY FINEST
Compiled 1999 by Edward Earl
esquared@k-online.no_uce.com
(In the e-mail addresses here, "no_uce" is included
to foil web-crawlers that harvest e-mail addresses for spammers.
Remove these before sending.) and Andy Martin oldadit@iname.com.
Prominence: Elev. difference between a peak and the lowest contour
that encircles it and no higher summit.
| PEAK | PEAK MAP & TOWNSHIP | PROM. | SADDLE | SADDLE MAP |
| Charleston Peak | Charleston Pk. 19S56E | 8,240+ | 3,675- (33) | Niavi Wash |
| Wheeler Peak | Wheeler Peak 13N68E | 7,563+ | 5,500- (10) | Kanarraville UT |
| Mount Jefferson | Mt. Jefferson 11N45E | 5,861+ | 6,080- (20) | Wells Summit |
| Pilot Peak | Pilot Peak 36N70E | 5,726+ | 4,990- (10) | Pilot Peak NW |
| North Schell Peak | N. Schell Peak 18N66E | 5,403+ | 6,480- (20) | Green Springs NW |
| Star Peak | Star Peak 31N34E | 5,396+ | 4,440- (20) | Star Creek Ranch NV |
| Hayford Peak | Hayford Peak 15S60E | 5,392+ | 4,520- (40) | Burro Basin |
| Arc Dome | Arc Dome 11N41E | 5,213+ | 6,560- (40) | Hickison Summit & Bates Mtn. (20) |
| Mount Moriah | Mount Moriah 16N69E | 4,907+ | 7,160- (40) | Sacramento Pass |
| HP Jackson Mtns. | Parrot Peak 40N32E | 4,835+ | 4,260- ( 5) | Alpha Mountain |
| 4,265- (16) | Pronto & Rose Creek | |||
| Hole in the Mtn. Peak | Humboldt Peak 35N61E | 4,826+ | 6,480- (40) | Secret Valley |
| Mount Tobin | Mount Tobin 29N40E | 4,815+ | 4,960- (40) | Jersey Summit |
| Ruby Dome | Ruby Dome 32N58E | 4,793+ | 6,594- (33) | Pot Springs |
| Mount Augusta | Mount Augusta 19N36E | 4,366+ | 5,600- (40) | Tungsten Mtn. |
| Mount Lewis | Mount Lewis 29N45E | 4,280+ | 5,400- (20) | Manhattan Mountain NE |
| McAfee Peak | McAfee Peak 42N53E | 4,160+ | 6,280- (20) | Devils Armchair |
| Duffer Peak | Duffer Peak 43N28E | 4,108+ | 5,320- (40) | New York Peak |
| Piper Peak | Piper Peak 3S37E | 4,050+ | 5,400- (40) | Mud Lake NW |
| 5,367 | or Cactus Pk. | |||
| Mormon Peak | Moapa Peak NW 11S67E | 4,014+ | 3,400- (40) | Carp |
| Spruce Mountain | Spruce Mtn. 31N63E | 3,929+ | 6,332- (16) | Palomino Ridge |
| Mount Grant | Mount Grant 8N29E | 3,920+ | 7,360- (40) | Mount Hicks |
| Job Peak | Job Peak 20N33E | 3,905+ | 4,880- (20) | Mount Tobin |
| Sonoma Peak | Adelaide 35N39E | 3,896+ | 5,500- (20) | Panther Canyon |
| Lone Mountain | Lone Mountain 2N40E | 3,808+ | 5,300- (20) | Mount Butte |
| Bald Mountain | Groom Range 6S56E | 3,748+ | 5,600- (20) | Tempiute Mountain South |
| N. of Cherry Creek | Cherry Creek 24N63E | 3,718 | 6,800 | Egan Canyon |
| Goshute Peak | Goshute Peak 30N68E | 3,689+ | 5,920- (40) | Silver Zone Pass & Cobre (20) |
| 5,905- (16) | Chin Creek Reservoir | |||
| Kumiva Peak | Kumiva Peak 29N24E | 3,660+ | 4,560- (33) | Sugarloaf Knob |
| Ward Mountain | Ward Mtn. 14N63E | 3,656+ | 7,280- (40) | Bullwhack Summit |
| HP Monitor Range | Danville 11N48E | 3,648+ | 7,240- (40) | Belmont East |
| Virginia Peak | Pah Rah Mtn. 22N22E | 3,642+ | 4,724- (33) | Griffith Canyon |
| Mount Rose | Mount Rose 17N18E | 3,630 | 7,146 | Glenbrook |
| Pearl Peak | Pearl Peak 27N57E | 3,608+ | 7,240- (40) | Harrison Pass |
| Diamond Peak | Diamond Pk. 20N55E | 3,594+ | 7,020- (20) | Eightmile Well |
| 7,040- (40) | Cockalorum Spring & Bellevue Peak | |||
| Roberts Creek Mtn. | Roberts Creek Mtn. 23N50E | 3,574+ | 6,560- (20) | Bates Mtn. & Hickison Summit (40) |
| Adam Peak | Adam Peak 38N41E | 3,558+ | 5,120- (20) | Kenny Creek |
| HP Trout Creek Mts. | Disaster Peak 47N33E | 3,548+ | 4,958 | Blue Mountain Pass OR |
| Desatoya Peak | Desatoya Pk. 17N37E | 3,533+ | 6,440- (20) | Midas Spring |
| Mount Moses | Mount Moses 26N41E | 3,529+ | 5,120- (40) | Home Station Gap |
| Tohakum Peak | Tohakum Peak NW 27N22E | 3,502+ | 4,680- (20) | Kumiva Peak |
| Granite Peak | The Banjo 34N22E | 3,454+ | 5,520- (20) | Robbers Roost OR & Square Mtn. OR |
| Mount Siegel | Mount Siegel 12N22E | 3,451+ | 6,000- (40) | Double Spring |
| Tule Peak | Tule Peak 24N20E | 3,409+ | 5,315- (33) | Bedell Flat |
| HP Seaman Range | Weepah Spring 1N61E | 3,326+ | 5,280- (20) | Timber Mountain Pass NW |
| Eugene Mountains | Woody Canyon 34N34E | 3,318+ | 4,265- (16) | Pronto & Rose Creek |
| 4,260- ( 5) | Alpha Mountain | |||
| Missed cut, but close | ||||
| North Peak | North Peak 32N43E | 3,300+ | 5,220- (20) | Brooks Spring |
| Jumbo Peak | Jumbo Peak 20S70E | 3,300+ | 2,461- (33) | Saint Thomas Gap NV/AZ |
| or Mica Peak | Gold Butte 19S70E | 3,297+ | ||
Top 50 prominence lists for all western states are found in the "County High Points" book by Andy Martin oldadit@iname.com
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