King Peak (Nevada)

King Peak (Nevada)

Infobox Mountain
Name = King Peak
Photo = KingPeakNV2.jpg
Caption = King Peak, looking south.
Elevation = convert|11045|ft|m
Location = Elko County, Nevada, USA
Range = Ruby Mountains
Coordinates = coord|40.4765955|-115.4706087|format=dms|type:mountain_region:US|display=inline,title [GNIS|860255|King Peakaccessdate|2008-04-04]
Topographic
USGS Franklin Lake NW
First ascent =
Easiest route = From the Ruby Crest Trail: steep hike

King Peak is the southernmost summit above convert|11000|ft|m in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. To the west is Rattlesnake Canyon, and to the east is Overland Creek Canyon (which drains into Ruby Valley). The Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail passes just to the east on its way north from Overland Lake. The summit is located at about convert|29|mi|km southeast of the community of Elko.

The peak is named after Clarence King, head of the United States Geological Survey, who explored this region in 1869 during the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel. [ cite book
last = Moore
first = James Gregory
title = King of the 40th Parallel: Discovery in the American West
publisher = Stanford General Books
location = Stanford, Calif
year = 2006
oclc = 61529772
isbn = 0-8047-5222-2 ]

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