Jarbidge Peak

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Jarbidge Peak
2013-08-15 11 10 09 View of Jarbidge Peak from within Pinus albicaulis and Abies lasiocarpa forest on the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch.jpg
Jarbidge Peak viewed from the ridge south of Bonanza Gulch
Highest point
Elevation10,799 ft (3,292 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence621 ft (189 m)[2]
Coordinates41°50′25″N 115°23′25″W / 41.840299903°N 115.390291556°W / 41.840299903; -115.390291556Coordinates: 41°50′25″N 115°23′25″W / 41.840299903°N 115.390291556°W / 41.840299903; -115.390291556[1]
Geography
Jarbidge Peak is located in Nevada
Jarbidge Peak
Jarbidge Peak
Nevada, U.S.
LocationElko County, Nevada, U.S.

Jarbidge Peak is the second highest mountain in the Jarbidge Mountains of northern Elko County, Nevada, United States.[3] It is located within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The boundary of the Jarbidge Wilderness crosses the peak.[4]

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil".[5] Indians believed the hills were haunted.[6]

Summit panorama[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jarbidge". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  2. ^ "Jarbridge Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  3. ^ "Jarbidge Mountains". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  4. ^ "Jarbidge Wilderness map". Wilderness.net. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
  5. ^ Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.

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