Wheeler Peak

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Wheeler Peak is the highest and most prominent mountain in Nevada, known for its alpine scenery and ancient bristlecone pine groves within Great Basin National Park.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jeff Davis Peak 1
Wheeler Peak (Nevada) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
climate alpine climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation 13065 ft
3982 m
hasAgeOfBristlecones over 3000 years
hasCampground Wheeler Peak Campground
hasFeature alpine scenery
glacial cirques
rock glaciers
subalpine forests
hasListing U.S. state high point
Ultra-prominent peak of the United States
hasNearbyFeature Lehman Caves
Stella Lake NERFINISHED
Teresa Lake NERFINISHED
Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
hasParentPeak Mount Moriah (by range context)
hasRoadAccess Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
hasSummitCoordinates 39.005°N 114.313°W
hasTrail Wheeler Peak Trail
surface form: Wheeler Peak Summit Trail
hasTrailheadAt Wheeler Peak Campground
hasVegetation Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Pine Grove
surface form: Great Basin bristlecone pine

bristlecone pine groves
isHighestPointOf Nevada
isInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
isMostProminentPeakOf Nevada
isNot Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)
isPopularFor astronomy and stargazing
hiking
mountaineering
scenic viewing
isWithinProtectedArea Great Basin National Park
locatedIn Great Basin National Park
Nevada
Snake Range
White Pine County, Nevada
managedBy National Park Service
surface form: United States National Park Service
mountainRange Snake Range
namedAfter George Wheeler
partOf Great Basin
prominence 2300 m
7544 ft
topographicIsolation 105.3 km
65.4 mi

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Great Basin National Park contains Wheeler Peak
Snake Range contains Wheeler Peak
Snake Range contains Wheeler Peak
this entity surface form: Jeff Davis Peak
Baker, Nevada hasNearbyAttraction Wheeler Peak
Snake Range highestPoint Wheeler Peak
White Pine County highestPoint Wheeler Peak
this entity surface form: Wheeler Peak (Nevada)
Wheeler Peak Glacier locatedIn Wheeler Peak
Doso Doyabi near Wheeler Peak
Wheeler Peak Glacier nearestSummit Wheeler Peak