Dan Dobbins Peak

Dan Dobbins Peak (unofficial)
Dan Dobbins Peak (unofficial)

Highest point
Elevation 9,099 ft (2,773 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,863 ft (1,482 m) [1]
Coordinates 41°18′12″N 118°24′59″W / 41.303308°N 118.416255°W / 41.303308; -118.416255Coordinates: 41°18′12″N 118°24′59″W / 41.303308°N 118.416255°W / 41.303308; -118.416255
Geography
Location Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Jackson Mountains

Dan Dobbins Peak is the unofficial name given to the officially unnamed highest mountain in the Jackson Mountains of Humboldt County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Humboldt County and ranks tenth among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada.[2] The peak is on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and thus has no access restrictions. The unofficial name noted in the summit registry book is said to refer to a hiker who died on the peak.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jackson Mountains High Point, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Jackson Mtn Range HP (NV)". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2015-01-22.


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