Lake Peak is a

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

located in

Elko County Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...

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, United States.

Description

Lake Peak is part of the

Ruby Mountains The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...

which are a subset of the Great Basin Ranges. This peak is set within the

Ruby Mountains Wilderness The Ruby Mountains Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a countr ...

which is managed by the

Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest The Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the principal U.S. National Forest in the U.S. state of Nevada, and has a smaller portion in Eastern California. With an area of , it is the largest U.S. National Forest outside of Alaska. His ...

. It is situated northeast of

line parent A peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is roughly synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. The highest col of ...

Wines Peak, south of Liberty Lake, one-half mile (0.8 km) south of

Favre Lake Favre Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness The Ruby Mountains Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, Unite ...

, and immediately southeast above Castle Lake. Precipitation

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from the mountain's west slope drains to

South Fork Humboldt River The South Fork Humboldt River is a river in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Description left, South Fork Canyon, looking south The river originates in a fan-shaped group of canyons draining the western slopes of the Ruby Mountains in nor ...

via Kleckner and North Furlong Creeks, whereas the east slope drains to the Franklin River in

Ruby Valley {{coord, 40.400, -115.300, display=title Ruby Valley is a large basin located in south-central Elko and northern White Pine counties in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. From Secret Pass it runs south-s ...

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is significant as the summit rises above Ruby Valley in . An approach option to climb the peak is made from

Lamoille Canyon Lamoille Canyon is the largest valley in the Ruby Mountains, located in the central portion of Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. Approximately in length, it was extensively sculpted by ...

via the

Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail Location of the Ruby Crest Trail within Nevada. Overland Lake North Furlong Lake Lamoille Lake (near) and Dollar Lakes The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail is a National Recreation Trail in the upper elevations of the central Ruby Mounta ...

which traverses the peak's west slope. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the

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Climate

Lake Peak is set within the

Great Basin Desert The Great Basin Desert is part of the Great Basin between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range. The desert is a geographical region that largely overlaps the Great Basin shrub steppe defined by the World Wildlife Fund, and the Central Basin a ...

which has hot summers and cold winters. The desert is an example of a

cold desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

as the desert's elevation makes temperatures cooler than lower elevation deserts. Due to the high elevation and aridity, temperatures drop sharply after sunset. Summer nights are comfortably cool. Winter highs are generally above freezing, and winter nights are bitterly cold, with temperatures often dropping well below freezing.

Alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of ...

characterizes the summit.

Gallery

File:LibertyFavreCastleLakes.jpg, Liberty, Favre, and Castle lakes.
Lake Peak right of center with parent Wines Peak in upper right corner. File:Lake Peak from the summit of Liberty Peak, Nevada.jpg, Lake Peak from

Liberty Peak Liberty Peak is the name given to the officially unnamed mountain peak west of Liberty Pass in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located within the Ruby Mountains Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. T ...

, with Wines Peak (right) and Ruby Valley (left). File:2013-09-18 12 50 56 View of Favre Lake and Castle Lake from about 10020 feet along the Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail in Kleckner Canyon, Nevada.jpg, Lake Peak and Favre Lake File:Favre Lake, North Furlong Lake, & Lake Peak south from Liberty Lake, Ruby Mountains, Nevada (15552500383).jpg, Lake Peak, Favre Lake (bottom) and Castle Lake (right of center) File:2013-09-18 13 56 28 Panorama of Castle Lake from the north end in Kleckner Canyon, Nevada.jpg, Castle Lake with summit of Lake Peak to left File:2013-09-18 12 31 14 View of Liberty Lake from about 10380 feet along the Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail in Kleckner Canyon, Nevada.jpg, Liberty Lake and Lake Peak File:2013-09-18 13 27 10 View of Favre Lake from about 9680 feet along the Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail in Kleckner Canyon, Nevada.jpg, Favre Lake with Lake Peak File:Ruby Mountains from Ruby Valley.jpg, East aspect of Lake Peak (centered) from Ruby Valley

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Lake Peak
Mountains of Elko County, Nevada Mountains of Nevada North American 3000 m summits Mountains of the Great Basin Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest

Description

Climate

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