Pearl Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,777 ft (3,285 m) [1] |
Prominence | 3,608 ft (1,100 m) [2] |
Parent peak | Tipton Peak |
Isolation | 13.37 mi (21.52 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 40°14′07″N 115°32′31″W / 40.23528°N 115.54194°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Elko County, Nevada |
Parent range | Ruby Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Pearl Peak |
Pearl Peak is a 10,777-foot (3,285 m) [1] summit in the southern part of the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada in the United States. [2] The peak, which is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is primarily composed of Ordovician to early Devonian dolomite and limestone, with minor amounts of sandstone and quartzite. [3] It hosts a stand of bristlecone pine. [4]
Pearl Peak is about 40 miles (64 km) south of Elko and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a short distance to the southeast.
Pearl Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,777 ft (3,285 m) [1] |
Prominence | 3,608 ft (1,100 m) [2] |
Parent peak | Tipton Peak |
Isolation | 13.37 mi (21.52 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 40°14′07″N 115°32′31″W / 40.23528°N 115.54194°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Elko County, Nevada |
Parent range | Ruby Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Pearl Peak |
Pearl Peak is a 10,777-foot (3,285 m) [1] summit in the southern part of the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County, Nevada in the United States. [2] The peak, which is within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is primarily composed of Ordovician to early Devonian dolomite and limestone, with minor amounts of sandstone and quartzite. [3] It hosts a stand of bristlecone pine. [4]
Pearl Peak is about 40 miles (64 km) south of Elko and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a short distance to the southeast.