Bens Peak

Bens Peak
Bens Peak
	North aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,567 ft (2,611 m)
Prominence	938 ft (286 m)
Parent peak	Mount Lewis
Isolation	2.52 mi (4.06 km)
Coordinates	40°26′42″N116°51′17″W / 40.4448770°N 116.8546478°W
Geography
	Bens Peak Location in Nevada Bens Peak Bens Peak (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lander
Parent range	Shoshone Range ; Great Basin Ranges
Topo map	USGS Mount Lewis
Geology
Mountain type	Fault block

Last updated June 22, 2024

Bens Peak is an 8,567-foot-elevation (2,611-meter) mountain summit in Lander County, Nevada, United States.

Description

Bens Peak is part of the Shoshone Range which is a subrange of the Great Basin Ranges. The peak is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Mount Lewis which is the highest point of the Shoshone Range.^[1] The nearest community is Battle Mountain, Nevada, 13 miles (21 km) to the north-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into the Humboldt River drainage basin.^[1] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (701 meters) above Lewis Canyon in approximately one mile (1.6 km). The peak is set on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[3]

Climate

Bens Peak is set within the Great Basin Desert which has hot summers and cold winters.^[4] The desert is an example of a cold desert climate 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.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Bens Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
1 2 "Bens Peak - 8,563' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
1 2 "Bens Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-15.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Bens Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

[loj-2] 1 2 "Bens Peak - 8,563' NV". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.

[GNIS-3] 1 2 "Bens Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-06-15.

[Peel-4] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.

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