Troy Peak

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Troy Peak
Troy Peak 1.jpg
Seen from the White River Valley
Highest point
Elevation 11,302 ft (3,445 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 4,790 ft (1,460 m) [2]
Coordinates 38°19′10″N115°30′07″W / 38.319350722°N 115.501921761°W / 38.319350722; -115.501921761 [1]
Geography
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Troy Peak
Location Nye County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Grant Range
Topo map USGS Troy Canyon
Climbing
Easiest route Southeast ridge: steep hike/scramble

Troy Peak is the highest mountain in the Grant Range in northeastern Nye County, Nevada, United States. [2] It is the thirty-sixth highest mountain in Nevada. [3] Troy Peak also ranks as the third-most topographically prominent peak in Nye County and the fourteenth-most prominent peak in the state. [4] The summit is located 72 miles (116 km) southwest of the city of Ely, within the Grant Range Wilderness of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Railroad Valley, looking southwest from the summit of Troy Peak RailroadValleyNV.jpg
Railroad Valley, looking southwest from the summit of Troy Peak

References

  1. 1 2 "White Pine Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Troy Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Nevada 11,000-foot Peaks". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.


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