Boundary Peak
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Boundary Peak is a mountain in the White Mountains range that forms part of the Nevada–California border and is recognized as the highest natural point in the state of Nevada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boundary Peak canonical | 9 |
| Boundary Peak quadrangle | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
state high point ⓘ |
| climbingClass | Class 2 (Yosemite Decimal System) ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 37.842°N 118.352°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin | Great Basin ⓘ |
| elevation |
13143 ft
ⓘ
4007 m ⓘ |
| firstAscent | 19th century (by surveyors / early climbers; exact date uncertain) ⓘ |
| formsBorderBetween |
Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ |
| hasEasiestRoute | hike and scramble ⓘ |
| hasListing |
Nevada county high point
ⓘ
U.S. state high point ⓘ |
| hasRelief | rises sharply above surrounding high desert basins ⓘ |
| hasSnowCover | seasonal ⓘ |
| isAccessibleFrom | Trailheads near Queen Valley ⓘ |
| isClosestStateHighPointTo | California–Nevada border ⓘ |
| isComposedOf | metamorphic rock (predominantly) ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf | Nevada ⓘ |
| isLowerThan | Montgomery Peak ⓘ |
| isNear | Montgomery Peak ⓘ |
| isNotableFor | being the highest natural point in Nevada ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region
|
| isPopularFor | highpointing ⓘ |
| isVisibleFrom | parts of Esmeralda County, Nevada ⓘ |
| isWithin | Basin and Range Province ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Esmeralda County, Nevada
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Toiyabe National Forest
ⓘ
surface form:
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (NV side)
Inyo National Forest ⓘ
surface form:
Inyo National Forest (nearby/adjacent on CA side)
|
| locatedInRange | White Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Dyer, Nevada ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for its location on the Nevada–California boundary ⓘ |
| nearestHigherNeighbor | Montgomery Peak ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (regionally related range system)
|
| prominence |
253 m
ⓘ
830 ft ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | 1.2 km (approx) ⓘ |
| USGSTopographicMap |
Boundary Peak
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Boundary Peak quadrangle
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boundary Peak quadrangle