Star Peak (Nevada)

Star Peak
View of Star Peak from Milepost 157 on Interstate 80
Highest point
Elevation9,840 ft (2,999 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence5,400 ft (1,646 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates40°31′21″N 118°10′15″W / 40.522419614°N 118.17076805°W / 40.522419614; -118.17076805[1]
Geography
Star Peak is located in Nevada
Star Peak
Star Peak
Nevada, U.S.
LocationPershing County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeHumboldt Range
Topo mapUSGS Star Peak
Climbing
Easiest route4-wheel route followed by a one mile hike, class 1[5][6]

Star Peak is both the highest and most topographically prominent mountain in both the Humboldt Range and Pershing County in Nevada, United States. It is the sixth-most topographically prominent peak in Nevada.[7] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and has no access restrictions.[5]

Star Peak view
360-degree panorama from the summit
  1. ^ a b "Star Peak". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ^ "Star Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  3. ^ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  4. ^ "Great Basin Peaks Section List". Toiyabe Chapter, Sierra Club. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  5. ^ a b "Star Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  6. ^ "Ascent of Star Peak on 2014-06-30". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  7. ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.