McAfee Peak

McAfee Peak

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″N 115°58′24″W / 41.521659331°N 115.973449347°W / 41.521659331; -115.973449347Coordinates: 41°31′18″N 115°58′24″W / 41.521659331°N 115.973449347°W / 41.521659331; -115.973449347[1]
Geography
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.

Summit panorama

McAfee Peak view
360-degree panorama from the summit of McAfee Peak

References

  1. 1 2 "Jacks". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  2. 1 2 "McAfee Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  3. "McAfee Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  4. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.


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