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Boundary Peak

Boundary Peak rises to 4,007 m in Nevada. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Montgomery Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

Boundary Peak is a mountain in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. With a peak elevation of 13,147 feet (4,007 m), it is the highest natural point in the state of Nevada.

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Boundary Peak is a mountain in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. With a peak elevation of 13,147 feet (4,007 m), it is the highest natural point in the state of Nevada.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q573205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,007 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84609, -118.35131

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 20
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 3
  • Cabin: 3.6 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 4.0 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 15.6 mi
Parks: 3
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 7.2 mi
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 17.6 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 22.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boundary Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakSSE4,344 m15.6 mi
The JumpoffS4,126 m2.3 mi
Mount DuboisS4,126 m4.4 mi
Montgomery PeakSSW4,098 m0.6 mi
Mount BarcroftSSE3,979 m19.1 mi
Mount HogueSSE3,884 m8.3 mi
Headley PeakSSE3,858 m11.5 mi
Piute MountainSSE3,827 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3219:4020:20
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0615:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357556104

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