McAfee Peak

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McAfee Peak
2013-07-22 08 21 41 View of McAfee Peak, Nevada from Jack Creek Summit Road (Elko County Route 732) in Elko County, Nevada.jpg
View of McAfee Peak from North Fork Road
Highest point
Elevation 10,442 ft (3,183 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 4,158 ft (1,267 m) [2]
Coordinates 41°31′18″N115°58′24″W / 41.521659331°N 115.973449347°W / 41.521659331; -115.973449347 [1]
Geography
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McAfee Peak
Nevada, U.S.
Location Elko County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Independence Mountains
Topo map USGS McAfee Peak
Climbing
Easiest route From Jacks Creek Summit, Class 2 scramble south along the ridgeline [3]

McAfee Peak is the highest mountain in the Independence Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States. [2] It ranks twenty-first among the most topographically prominent peaks in the state. [4] The peak is located within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

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Summit panorama

2013-07-22 13 56 05 Panorama from McAfee Peak in the Independence Mountains on July 22nd 2013.jpg
360-degree panorama from the summit of McAfee Peak

References

  1. 1 2 "Jacks". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "McAfee Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "McAfee Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.


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