Boundary Peak is a
mountain
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in
Esmeralda County,
Nevada
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,
United States
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. With a peak elevation of , it is the highest natural point in the state of Nevada.
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
The Boundary Peak Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the White Mountains of Esmeralda County, in the western section of the state of Nevada in the western United States.
The wilderness covers an area of approximately 10,000 acres (40& ...
of the
Inyo National Forest
Inyo National Forest is a United States National Forest covering parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. The forest hosts several superlatives, including Mount Whitney, the highest poi ...
. It is less than half a mile (1 km) from the California state line, which is how it derived its name.
While it is the highest point in Nevada, the considerably taller
Montgomery Peak
Montgomery Peak is a mountain in the White Mountains of California, USA. It is less than from Boundary Peak, the highest point in Nevada; and it is taller than Boundary Peak. Boundary Peak has a prominence of less than 300 feet. Montgomery ca ...
() is less than away, across the state line in California. By most definitions Boundary Peak, which has a prominence of only , is considered to be a sub-peak of Montgomery Peak.
Boundary Peak is only taller than
Wheeler Peak, which is located in
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is an American national park located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986. The park is most commonly entered by way of Nevada State Route 488, which is connected to U. ...
,
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
Inyo National Forest is a United States National Forest covering parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. The forest hosts several superlatives, including Mount Whitney, the highest poi ...
) be contacted so they can provide climbing information.
See also
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List of highest points in Nevada by county
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 Mexi ...
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List of U.S. states by elevation
References
External links
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Inyo National Forest: Boundary Peak Wilderness Area
Mountains of Nevada
White Mountains (California)
Highest points of U.S. states
Inyo National Forest
Mountains of Esmeralda County, Nevada
Mountains of the Great Basin
North American 4000 m summits
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